T.Blair, M.Leonard, B.Williams: a complex view of necessary security
There is no simple defence against international terrorism, because we live in a complex, globally inter-connected world in which linear chains of cause and effect do not exist. To understand this world, we need to think systemically -- in terms of relationships, connections, and context. Understanding the multiple and interdependent roots of terrorism will be the only way to reduce its impact and frequency, and thereby increase our long-term security. The obstacles standing in the way of a secure and sustainable future are neither conceptual nor technical. All we need is the moral and political will.
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