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Measuring Progress, or Lack Thereof, in Combating Terrorism
Pages 183-187

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From page 183...
... We need to measure success using broadbased objective criteria, and not criteria solely applicable to existing policies. Among the various government agencies involved in antiterrorism efforts there is currently no common definition of terrorism and no common set of criteria for measuring success.
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From page 184...
... We might wish to see the results of statistically sound attitude surveys in various countries, repeated periodically. Moreover, if the academic and scientific research community is not satisfied that the government is providing a comprehensive and rigorous accounting of the bottom line in the campaign against terrorism, what prevents an organization like the National Research Council from issuing an annual report card to the nation?
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From page 185...
... Osama bin Laden has claimed the increased costs to the global economy as a result of perceived increases in risks after September 11, 2001, to be $1 trillion. A Congressional Research Service report by a colleague-Dick Nanto -- confirms the estimate.2 We are engaged in an ongoing campaign, not a war in the traditional sense.
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From page 186...
... Other criteria we might place in "attitudes" include the · negative psychological or behavioral impact of terrorism on society · loss of public confidence in governments or in their security measures · degree to which terrorists can radicalize and polarize Islam against the West and vice versa · level of anti-U.S. or anti-Western sentiments · level of religious bigotry in countries that are breeding grounds for terrorists
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From page 187...
... Congressional Research Service report RL33160, available on the U.S. Department of State Web site at http:// fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/57513.pdf.
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