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    After Boston, Beware DIY Attacks: Front & Center

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    Apr 16, 2014

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    Orlando Sentinel editorial writer Darryl E. Owens interviewed Brian Michael Jenkins, senior adviser to the president of RAND. They discussed last year's Boston Marathon bombing and the current threat of terrorist acts in the United States.

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    May 23, 2013

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    Three mass-casualty events occurring in three very different settings show that disaster preparedness should not be limited to large cities or “target” areas in the United States. One trait that is common to all such events is the need for coordinated, responsive trauma care for victims.

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    May 13, 2013

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    Involvement can transform members of the public from helpless bystanders into active participants in their own defense, thereby reducing fear and alarm, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

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    May 6, 2013

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    One doesn't need a clear link to a global terror group to carry out an attack; one needs only the resources, the means and an Internet connection. But the global nature of these communities and their online links also create openings police can exploit.

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    Apr 25, 2013

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    Boston's health care providers reacted the way they did because they knew what they were supposed to do. Those who did not were smart enough to follow the lead of those who did. That's how a “ritualized” disaster plan works.

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    Henry H. Willis @HenryHWillis

    Apr 22, 2013

    U.S. News & World Report

    Basing public safety decisions on risk analysis allows authorities to devote public resources to those counterterrorism measures that have the potential to do the most good, writes Henry Willis.

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    Apr 19, 2013

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    The risk of overreaching in the name of homeland security is great. But the best and most likely outcome of this latest attack would be a measured security response built around Americans engaging anew in their own security, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

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    Apr 19, 2013

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    What's the difference if they ascribe this atrocity to a neo-Nazi, radical Islamist, or separatist anti-government ideology? Whatever their motive, they're cowardly murderers who need to be brought to justice, writes Andrew Liepman.

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    Apr 18, 2013

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    In recent years, especially following the economic downturn, states, counties, and cities have looked for ways to reduce costs and maintain basic policing services, leading many to question what the investment in counterterrorism and homeland security has achieved for their jurisdiction.

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    Apr 18, 2013

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  • As global condemnation has mounted, China has turned to suing those who report on its actions, while also seeking to surveil, intimidate, and silence Uyghurs abroad by making threats against their families who remain in Xinjiang. Japan is the only member of the G-7 not to impose sanctions, putting it on the other side of a number of key partners with whom it has been growing closer in recent years.

    Scott Harold

    Scott W. Harold

    Senior Political Scientist

    Source: The Hill

  • Israel faces few constraints from the United States or other global and regional powers to curb its attacks on Iran. Even Russia has largely acquiesced to continued Israeli strikes against Iran and Iranian-aligned groups in Syria.

    Dalia Dassa Kaye

    Dalia Dassa Kaye

    Senior Political Scientist

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