The global pandemic known as COVID-19 unleashed a crisis of sorts for U.S. counterterrorism professionals. To no one’s surprise, terrorists are seeking to exploit the global pandemic crisis. Bridget Johnson, a security expert asserts, “Terrorists are looking at ways to take advantage of instability, increase recruitment and sympathizers among the…
There are several inspirations behind this post: the recent terrorist attacks in New York City and the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) historic and pervasive struggle with terrorism. Over time, based on the success of domestic terrorists in launching attacks in New York (both within the city and across the…