Click on photo for biography. Terrorism is a psychological warfare. Terrorists are not in the business of killing people. They are in the business of killing a small number of people to instill in everyone the fear that they may be next in line. I talk about the war against terrorism, but the goal remains a world without terrorism, a world without violence and this is the goal that the U.S. Institute of Peace is very much committed to.
Terrorism is a wave-like phenomenon.
Policy makers have to be aware of this wave-like nature. An effort must be made to focus on terrorism or we will continue to be surprised. Terrorism is not really a major security issue. There are a small number of perpetrators, and a relatively small number of casualties. In my opinion, Mr. bin Laden and other terrorists are not going into weapons of mass destruction.