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Preventing Terrorist Attacks: Intelligence Warning and Policy Response

Open to the Public

Dahl's study examines the puzzle of why major terrorist attacks such as the 9/11 attacks and the East Africa embassy bombings of 1998 frequently succeed, even though later investigations invariably find that intelligence information had been available which could have prevented the attack.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Date: Time: - Location: Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369
Preventing Terrorist Attacks: Intelligence Warning and Policy Response

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Dahl's study examines the puzzle of why major terrorist attacks such as the 9/11 attacks and the East Africa embassy bombings of 1998 frequently succeed, even though later investigations invariably find that intelligence information had been available which could have prevented the attack. To explain the puzzle, he proposes a theory of actionable intelligence, which he tests against case studies of intelligence failure and success. His findings challenge the conventional wisdom about intelligence failure and suggest that much of the recent effort at reforming the American intelligence community has been aimed at fixing the wrong problems.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.


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