The Hunt: How will shift to ‘great power’ impact fight against terrorists?

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense James Mattis told Congress this week that in the new National Defense Strategy, terrorism will no longer be the “primary focus” of their activities.

In this week’s edition of The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green, Dr. Tara Maller, spokesperson and senior policy advisor at the Counter Extremism Project, says counter-terrorism must remain a key focus.

February 7, 2018 | 'A key and integral threat' (DR. TARA MALLER WITH WTOP'S J.J. GREEN)

J.J. Green

JJ Green is WTOP's National Security Correspondent. He reports daily on security, intelligence, foreign policy, terrorism and cyber developments, and provides regular on-air and online analysis. He is also the host of two podcasts: Target USA and Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America.

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