Dan Benjamin on Counterterrorism
Prior to his appointment, Benjamin was a senior fellow in foreign policy studies and director of the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution. A former senior fellow in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the ambassador has also served on the National Security Council and as director for counterterrorism in the Office of Transnational Threats. He is the coauthor, most recently, of The Age of Sacred Terror.
Daniel Benjamin spoke about U.S. counterterrorism efforts. Among the issues he addressed were the evolving threat and increasing resilience … read more
Daniel Benjamin spoke about U.S. counterterrorism efforts. Among the issues he addressed were the evolving threat and increasing resilience of al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations, as well as the attempted car bombing in Times Square and the December 2009 airline bomb plot.
Prior to his appointment, Benjamin was a senior fellow in foreign policy studies and director of the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution. A former senior fellow in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the ambassador has also served on the National Security Council and as director for counterterrorism in the Office of Transnational Threats. He is the coauthor, most recently, of The Age of Sacred Terror. close
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