MESOP TODAYS SPECIAL : THE CHANGING OF THE GUARDS / COUNTERTERRORISM PERSPECTIVES / NEW US ADMINISTRATION
Today’s MESOP Insight – cipher letters
A Changing of the Guard: U.S. Counterterrorism Policy | Bennett Seftel, The Cipher Brief
As the Obama Administration enters its final weeks in office and Washington prepares for a changing of the guard, there is much uncertainty about how the incoming administration will approach counterterrorism.
The Post-Caliphate Counterterrorism Challenge | John McLaughlin, Former Acting Director, CIA
“I always think of terrorism as requiring at least three things if we try to think about it systematically. In order to destroy a terrorist movement, you need first to destroy the leadership; second you need to deny it safe haven; third you need to change some of the conditions that gave rise to the phenomena that created it.” https://www.thecipherbrief.com/article/middle-east/post-caliphate-counterterrorism-challenge-1089?utm_source=Join+the+Community+Subscribers&utm_campaign=30910c13f8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_02cbee778d-30910c13f8-122492169
A Problem Larger than Terrorism | Patrick Skinner, Director of Special Projects, The Soufan Group
“Some of the problem is that we are taking a counterterrorism approach to what is far greater than any counterterrorism challenges or any tactics that you can use.” https://www.thecipherbrief.com/article/middle-east/problem-larger-terrorism-1089?utm_source=Join+the+Community+Subscribers&utm_campaign=30910c13f8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_02cbee778d-30910c13f8-122492169