How Terrorist Attacks Are Planned and Stopped

Presented by: TJ O'Connor
Categories: Terrorism

Writing about terrorism requires more than headlines and spectacle. T.J. O’Connor draws on four decades of experience in anti terrorism to explain how terror operations actually function and how governments work to stop them. This session gives writers insight into motivation, planning, intelligence gathering, and countermeasures, helping them portray terrorism and response efforts with realism, nuance, and credibility.

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