Alejandro Chehtman (UTDT): Terrorism and the Conceptual Divide between International and Transnational Criminal Law. Peter J. Phillips (Southern Queensland): Prospect Theory and Geographic Profiling: The Terrorist’s Choice of Target. Charlie Savage reviews Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror by Michael V. Hayden. The Orlando attack could transform the picture of post-9/11 terrorism in America. Was Orlando shooter really acting for ISIS? For ISIS, it’s all the same. It’s time to talk about gun control as a way to stop terrorism. A ban on weapon used in Orlando more distant than ever, even if Clinton wins. Blood is on the hands of the National Rifle Association and its sycophants in Congress who have conspired to make this a more dangerous nation. Let’s be clear, the claim that Orlando is the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history is just flat out wrong.
From NYRB, Masha Gessen on the wrong conversation on terrorism. Tara Culp-Ressler on the role of toxic masculinity in mass shootings. Lone wolf terrorist attacks are the thorniest problem in national security. Thomas Jensen (Copenhagen): The Timing of Terrorist Attacks: An Optimal Stopping Approach. Trump ally Roger Stone says Clinton aide Huma Abedin could be “terrorist agent”. David Ignatius on how Trump’s Islamophobia helps to motivate the Islamic State. Donald Trump’s foreign policy speech revealed a dangerous mix of ignorance and arrogance. Donald Trump stuck to his script, so what do GOP leaders say now? As Monday’s Orlando speech showed, a teleprompter doesn’t make Trump any less odious, or any more reasonable. Donald Trump is the fearmonger Republicans have been waiting for.
Trump to America — be afraid: The presumptive GOP nominee embraces the politics of fear in the wake of the worst shooting in American history, as he and Hillary Clinton give dueling terror addresses. How terrorist attacks can change opinions and elections, including the 2016 election: Terrorist attacks may help Republicans, but also Hillary Clinton. Do voters adore Trump because they dread death? “Terror management” theorist Sheldon Solomon explains how subliminal fear of death can affect us on a personal and political level.
