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Itani Quoted by Time on the Brussels ISIS Attacks

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Itani Quoted by Time on the Brussels ISIS Attacks

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Mar 23, 2016

Itani Quoted by Time on the Brussels ISIS Attacks

By Faysal Itani

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New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2016

ISIS Strikes Brussels: Is This The ‘New Normal’?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The terrorist attacks in Brussels represent a collective failure of Western intelligence, underscore the challenges radicalized young Muslims pose to Europe and the United States, but most of all are emblematic of what the Atlantic Council’s Barry Pavel describes as a “new normal.” The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2016

Belgium’s 9/11

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Brussels attacks a failure of Western intelligence, says Howard Gutman, former US Ambassador to Belgium The terrorist attacks in Brussels that left at least thirty-six people dead on March 22 represent a failure of US and European intelligence, according to Howard Gutman, a former US Ambassador to Belgium. “Most people have been focusing on Molenbeek […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2016

Paris Suspect’s Arrest Likely Hastened Attack in Brussels, says former CIA Director Michael Hayden

By David Ensor and Ashish Kumar Sen

Salah Abdeslam’s arrest last week in connection with the Paris attacks likely sped up terrorists’ plans to strike Brussels, according to Michael Hayden, former Director of the  Central Intelligence Agency and an Atlantic Council board member. With Abdeslam’s arrest following a four-month manhunt, the terrorists likely felt that they were “in a position of either […]

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In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Benitez Quoted by Mashable on the Challenge for Security Officials in Belgium

By Jorge Benitez

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Mar 22, 2016

Burwell Quoted in Handelsblatt on Brussels Terrorist Attacks and the Future of Security in the European Union

By Frances G. Burwell

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New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2016

Brussels Bombings Reflect ISIS’ Growing ‘Attack Capability’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

‘When you are dealing with terrorists, absolutely the best defense is a strong offense,’ says Michael Morell, a former Deputy Director of the CIA The bombings in Brussels on March 22 are a reflection of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham’s growing “attack capability” in Europe, according to Michael Morell, a former Deputy Director […]

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In the News

Mar 22, 2016

Pavel Quoted by National Public Radio on Terrorist Attacks in Brussels

By Barry Pavel

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Mar 22, 2016

Atlantic Council Board Director Nicholas Burns Joins the Charlie Rose Program on PBS to Discuss the Brussels Attacks

By Nicholas Burns

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Mar 22, 2016

Atlantic Council Board Director Nicholas Burns Joins MSNBC to Discuss the Significance of NATO and How it Relates to the Brussels Attacks and the US 2016 Election

By Nicholas Burns

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