What France can learn from U.S. about fighting terrorism
The horrifying truck attack in Nice, France, that killed at least 84 people is the 10th strike in the country since the beginning of 2015. The French government is now considering a complete overhaul of its intelligence agencies to address this persistent threat.
A French parliamentary commission released a report last week that recommended the government fuse all its security services into one large “national anti-terrorism agency.”
Such an approach would mirror Washington’s National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), a bureaucracy created in the years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The objective was to break down barriers within the U.S. government and pull together all agencies and departments related to terrorism issues.… Seguir leyendo »