Living with Terrorism: Unimaginable Nightmare or Prospective Reality
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Jerome H. Kahan
Jerome H. Kahan, currently an independent writer and analyst, has been in the national security field for over 40 years. Serving with the Department of State for 20 years, Mr. Kahan held positions on the Policy Planning Staff, as Deputy Assistant Secretary with the Political-Military and Intelligence Bureaus, and as Politico-Military Counselor at the American Embassy in Turkey. He has also worked for other non-governmental organizations, including Senior Fellow at the
Brookings Institution , Group Leader with theCenter for Naval Analyses , Policy Advisor forSystems Planning and Analysis , and Distinguished Analyst at theHomeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute. Mr. Kahan has written and/or contributed to a number of books, published articles in a variety of journals, taught at the Air Force Academy, and served for 10 years as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He has also been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute of Strategic Studies. Mr. Kahan holds a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, with Bachelor’s Degrees from Queens as well as Columbia College.
Abstract
Nine days after the transformational 9/11 attacks, President G.W. Bush proclaimed that the nation is fighting a Global War on Terror (GWOT), an attention-grabbing phrase designed as a rallying cry for America to win the battle against al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations threatening our homeland as well as our allies and interests abroad. Eight years later, President Obama inherited what had become an even more dangerous situation, which led to the unexpected and courage attack that felled bin Laden and splintered al Qaeda. However, this success was short-lived when the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) suddenly emerged as our primary terrorist adversary – a new and brutal threat that President Obama vowed to “degrade and ultimately destroy” by doing what it takes to win the war against this and other terrorist organizations. While there has been some progress in halting and reversing ISIS territorial gains with the US providing support to newly trained Iraqi forces, this terrorist organization is not fully contained and far from being destroyed.
About the author
Jerome H. Kahan, currently an independent writer and analyst, has been in the national security field for over 40 years. Serving with the Department of State for 20 years, Mr. Kahan held positions on the Policy Planning Staff, as Deputy Assistant Secretary with the Political-Military and Intelligence Bureaus, and as Politico-Military Counselor at the American Embassy in Turkey. He has also worked for other non-governmental organizations, including Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Group Leader with the Center for Naval Analyses, Policy Advisor for Systems Planning and Analysis, and Distinguished Analyst at the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute. Mr. Kahan has written and/or contributed to a number of books, published articles in a variety of journals, taught at the Air Force Academy, and served for 10 years as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He has also been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute of Strategic Studies. Mr. Kahan holds a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, with Bachelor’s Degrees from Queens as well as Columbia College.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Opinion
- Comprehensive Homeland Security: Developing a Domestic Protection Force for the United States
- Living with Terrorism: Unimaginable Nightmare or Prospective Reality
- Research Articles
- Barriers to Use of Social Media by Emergency Managers
- Assessment of Awareness and Preparedness of Pennsylvania Veterinarians to Recognize and Respond to Foreign Animal Diseases
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Opinion
- Comprehensive Homeland Security: Developing a Domestic Protection Force for the United States
- Living with Terrorism: Unimaginable Nightmare or Prospective Reality
- Research Articles
- Barriers to Use of Social Media by Emergency Managers
- Assessment of Awareness and Preparedness of Pennsylvania Veterinarians to Recognize and Respond to Foreign Animal Diseases
