1. PROTECT! People, Economies and Infrastructure
- Author:
- Saleem Vaillancourt and William Boyd
- Publication Date:
- 06-2007
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- EastWest Institute
- Abstract:
- “Do you feel more secure today than you did one year ago?” At the beginning of the East West Institute's 4th Worldwide Security Conference (WSC4), held on February 22-24, 2007 in Brussels, most attendees gave a pessimistic reaction to this straw poll. Two themes were central to the conference. Firstly, that at the core of counter-terrorism is the essential task of not allowing terrorist violence to dictate the nature and function of our society; and secondly, that terrorism is illegitimate and criminal. Terrorism cannot damage our liberties and rights, and it is a crime, not a war. Are we winning the long-term struggle against current terrorist groups and movements? The conference said no. Are the terrorists winning the propaganda war? The conference said yes.
- Topic:
- Security, International Cooperation, and Terrorism
- Political Geography:
- Brussels