By James Cowley
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Buses and trains may be subjected to terrorist bombs. Radical religious ideas may be circulating within the body politic, undermining community ties and fuelling radical recruitment. The upshot of all this is that the business of preserving national security today is now the preserve of both the traditional security as well as the non-security agencies. This refers to the deepiy entrenched habit of government agencies the world over of operating in "information silos" detached from one another, even if they are working in say, the same national security dornain.
They can only be defeated by a comprehensive ideological, moral, and cultural catnpaign that wins support away from the grass roots. The bottom line of their support is actually rather simple. , the state) are not providing a degree of economic and social stability, then the low technology "brain" groups can receive support by promising the masses a form of either salvation or comfort in the future. These groups also attempt to dominate the moral arena, and when they can they have a powerful persuasive force at their disposal that can move their members to undertake spectacular feats against more powerful opponents.
With policy makers, it is necessary that intelligence assessments make a pairing between the vu~ne~ability, and the actual consequences of the action. Without the distinction, policy makers may take unnecessary actions to protect minor vulne~abilities~ while a t the same time developing a sense of "fatigue" in responding to issues. Crying wolf on minor issues will cause policy makers to ignore larger issues when they arise later. 1Ve live in an Age of Fear? This is an unfortunate reality. While marly societies have become increasingly risk aversive a t any rate, the terrorist events of the 1990s and the 9/11 attacks have changed the way our societies operate.