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Terror Expert: “Politicians Think They Must Show Strength After Every Attack”

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Interview Named sources Context piece
  • Dutch terrorism expert Edwin Bakker says the war on terror launched after the September 11 attacks did not make the world safer.
  • He argues that police intelligence work is effective, contrasting it with political responses that seek to project strength after attacks.
  • The article revisits the significance of the September 11, 2001 attacks, which killed about 3,000 people and reshaped security thinking worldwide.

“Politicians think they must show strength after every attack,” terrorism expert Edwin Bakker says. In his view, the war on terror launched after September 11 did not make the world safer. Police intelligence work, by contrast, does produce results.

The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon killed about 3,000 people. Their scale, unprecedented character and intense media coverage left such a mark that many security specialists continue to divide the world into a period before and after 9/11.

Politicians think they must show strength after every attack

· Edwin BakkerHis criticism of the political response to terrorist attacks.

Twenty-five years later, Bakker's assessment challenges the political instinct to respond to every attack with demonstrations of strength. His emphasis instead falls on police and intelligence work as the more effective tool.

The war on terror after 9/11 did not make the world safer

· Edwin BakkerHis assessment of the post-September 11 security campaign.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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