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Fourteen Years and Counting

Morell, Michael

Fourteen Years and Counting :: The Evolving Terrorist Threat / [Recurso electrónico] PDF .-- Recurso online

Fourteen years after 9/11, there has been a reduction of the threat from the original al-Qa`ida organization, but there is growing concern about al-Qa`ida’s affiliates in Yemen and Syria. The threat posed by the Islamic State to the West is wide-ranging and it is safe to say Islamic extremism is likely to be with us for generations. There has been a reduction in the threat of large, spectacular attacks, but a sharp rise in the threat of small-scale attacks. The United States must maintain pressure on terrorist groups to stop them bouncing back, but let other countries take the lead when they have the capabilities.

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