Dealing With The Terror Threat in America America divided on what needs to be done
WASHINGTON – As we are entering the heated phase of the US presidential campaign, the Orlando massacre perpetrated by...
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America Is Not Suffering Daily Terror Attacks All media and some politicians created a false narrative about a phony existential threat
WASHINGTON – One of the most damaging –and completely unchallenged– myths propagated by some candidates in this surreal presidential...
Forget About Assad – America Should Focus on Fighting ISIL The Islamic State is the biggest threat
WASHINGTON – What are Obama’s options regarding an American “Syria Policy” aimed at supporting the emergence of a democratic...
We Have To Learn How To Live With The Terror Threat No one has a magic remedy. Catching the bad guys is a job for the police and intelligence services
WASHINGTON – Here we go, more home-grown terrorism in America, most likely Islam-inspired terrorism. This time it happened in...
The Terror Threat Will Not End It is too easy to create a terror group. And terror operations are really cheap
WASHINGTON – Terror attacks hatched by crazy militants underscore the deep vulnerabilities of modern, open societies. They trigger an avalanche...
How Big A Threat From Jihadist Organizations? Too much hype coming from the media. There is danger; but it is not that big
WASHINGTON – The tricky part of any asymmetric warfare threat –now I am referring to the anti-Western Jihadist organizations...
Terrorism Is Rooted In Ideologies – It Is Not About Poverty President Obama says that if countries had better eeconomic policies there would no terrorism. Really?
WASHINGTON – The White House convened a mega-summit on Countering Violent Extremism, with the participation of 65 countries. To...
Media Hype About ISIL Not Helpful The Islamic State is a serious security problem; but it is not an existential threat
WASHINGTON – The international media are not helping our understanding of the actual extent of the Islamic State threat....
Killing In The Name Of God Many believe that Islam breeds violence. But Christainity did the same, for centuries. Luckily, the Christians became more peaceful, but only recently
All the current controversies about the religious foundations of the Islamic State, other radical and violent Muslim organizations, and...
Declaring War Against Islamic Terrorism Is An Empty Gesture Radical Muslims are spread around many countries. The real challenge is locating them
WASHINGTON – Former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman added his voice to the chorus of those who really believe that we...