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Counter Terror Smarter

Posted October 26th, 2016 at 1:58 pm (UTC-4)
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We can’t keep responding to attacks the same way and expecting a different result. There is a better way to counter terrorism, and a more effective model that we can adopt, but first government officials must abandon failing strategies.

The Real Terror Threat in America Is Homegrown

Posted June 15th, 2016 at 10:26 am (UTC-4)
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Every lethal terrorist attack in the United States in the past decade and a half has been carried out by American citizens or legal permanent residents, operating either as lone wolves or in pairs, who have no formal connections or training from terrorist organizations such as al Qaeda or ISIS.

The Emerging Threat of the Lone Wolf in the Fight Against Terror

Posted July 24th, 2015 at 8:37 am (UTC-4)
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The new lone-wolf era will test this country’s ability to balance security and civil liberties, hopefully more wisely than was the case in the overreaction after Sept. 11, 2001. It’s a delicate task. More attacks will drive new calls to crack down through surveillance and more aggressive policing — creating more jihadists.