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December 9, 2011 | NATO Chronicles: Suicide Bomber Alert

NATO: Insidious, invisible and terribly deadly, suicide bomb attacks are feared by security forces throughout the world. A constant threat that may strike at any time, in any place - unless detected in time. This is the aim of the STANDEX program, developed in close cooperation between NATO and Russia. A major technical advance in combating terrorism, which could, in the years ahead, enable security forces to identify suicide bombers in a crowd.

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March 1, 2011 | Does NATO Fit in the Fight against Terrorism?

Claudia Bernasconi: NATO’s success in combating terrorism thus far should not be overstated. Given the asymmetric nature of terrorism, a major military alliance focused on state based conflict may not be suited for this particular threat to international security.

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October 4, 2010 | Terrorism: Should Europe and the US Go to Red Alert?

Editorial Team: Counterterrorism officials in France, Germany, Britain, and the United States have given warnings this week about the rising threat of attacks by Al Qaeda and its affiliates, especially in Europe. Are our politicians listening? Are you concerned?

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March 19, 2010 | "American Dream" Hardly a Deterrent to Radicalization

Jonathan Laurence: A slew of recent arrests of US citizens plotting terrorist attacks has shattered the notion that American multiculturalism and upward mobility is somehow enough to deter extremism. US-EU counter-terrorism efforts must now accept the reality of the threat of home-grown terrorism on both sides of the Atlantic.

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August 22, 2007 | Why America Wants to Iraqize Afghanistan

Thomas Speckmann: Iraq’s label as a “second Vietnam” for the United States does not hold up to scrutiny. Recent changes to US military strategy on terrorism— building infrastructure, winning hearts and minds—come straight out of the Bundeswehr handbook, and they’re working. So why not take them to Kabul?

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March 20, 2008 | A New Counterterrorism Strategy for Pakistan

Washington continues to rely on Musharraf to stop cross-border incursions of terrorist militants into Afghanistan and to keep Karzai’s regime standing. ++ Yet US military and financial aid has been inefficient due to Musharraf’s leniency towards the Taliban and militants’ control of lawless areas. ++ The Bush Administration needs a new policy and Musharraf’s
consent to deploy troops on Pakistani

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April 30, 2007 | Rendition at Risk: Bush Administration's Excesses Have Endangered a Valuable Tool

Daniel Benjamin writes in Slate that among the many disputed actions taken by the United States government following September 11, those predicated on faulty intelligence and the irresponsible treatment of prisoners have incited particular condemnation by the international community. Specifically, US reliance on renditions as a method of counterrorism

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