Twenty Years Ago Today Two United States Embassies Were Bombed. A Survivor Tells His Story Mark Leon Goldberg August 7, 2018On August 7th, 1998 my guest today John Lange was the acting United States Ambassador to Tanzania when a truck bomb exploded outside the embassy in Dar es Salaam. He did not know it at the time, but this bombing was part of a coordinated attack on US emba...
PODCAST: What Big Data Can Teach Us About Terrorism Mark Leon Goldberg January 8, 2018At the very end of last year I had the opportunity to moderate a panel at the United States Institute of Peace that served as the launch of a new report called the Global Terrorism Index. This is a one-of-its kind quantitative examination of the impact...
Brussels Attacks–Will the EU Now Hasten the Expulsion of Refugees Stuck in Greece? Mark Leon Goldberg March 22, 2016Terrorists once again struck the heart of Europe. Dozens of people were killed in attacks on the Brussels airport and a metro station near the heart of the European Union.There is still a great deal we do not know about these attacks. But, based on previou...
Kenya Attack: Are schools the Newest Terrorist Targets? Mark Leon Goldberg April 2, 2015Are schools the newest terrorist targets?Details about the attack in Kenya are still unfolding. But it's becoming clear that this is a monumental tragedy. Over 140 people have been reportedly killed. Mostly students.This attack on a school is sadly par...
Episode 57: Jessica Stern Mark Leon Goldberg March 23, 2015Jessica Stern was a mid level National Security Council staffer when Hollywood literally came calling. Nicole Kidman portrayed a fictionalized version of her work as a nuclear security analyst in the Clinton White House in the film "The Peacemaker" (also starr...
“Missiles may kill terrorists. But good governance kills terrorism.” Kimberly Curtis February 20, 2015As the international community struggles to respond to the rise of extremist groups such as ISIS in Syria and Boko Haram in Nigeria, the White House hosted a three day Summit on Countering Violent Extremism. Bringing together national and community leaders fro...
France’s Open Wound/ La Plaie Béante de la France Penelope Chester January 9, 2015A Parisienne reflects on the recent tragedy
On The Charlie Hebdo Attack in France Penelope Chester January 7, 2015Paris is reeling from a terror attack which has so far left 12 dead and five critically wounded.
Kenya Gets a Little Less Free Penelope Chester December 22, 2014Civil liberties are sacrificed in the name of fighting terrorism.
