September, 2006

Threats Overblown

by John Mueller
The Conversation
September 26th, 2006

I would like strongly to associate myself with Timothy Naftali’s comment, “Misunderstanding the Threat.” My book, Overblown, due out in November, focuses particularly on perceptions of the terrorist threat, arguing that, while the threat exists and is “real,” it has been systematically and very substantially exaggerated. However, the book also takes a look back at [...]

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Al Qaeda and the Cold War

by Clark Kent Ervin
The Conversation
September 26th, 2006

It is noteworthy that neither John, nor Veronique, nor Tim has yet engaged my fundamental point, while it seems to me that I have engaged theirs. Of course, we can’t protect ourselves against every conceivable threat. We don’t have the resources or imagination to do that. Yes, a balance must be struck between security and [...]

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