CapX: Stopping terrorists starts with Prevent – but an overhaul is badly needed

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CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "The outcome of this cringingly careful triangulation is a system overwhelmed with trivial referrals, with the hard edges of national security blunted by layers of bureaucracy and philosophical differences between partner agencies. The primary goal – stopping people becoming terrorists – is therefore obscured. Time for a reset."

Date
October 19, 2021
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Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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