January ushers in a new year, but the U.S. will still be trying to solve a problem that has plagued it for decades: terrorism. Listen to this week's episode of "The Hunt" with WTOP's national security correspondent J.J. Green.
FILE - This Feb. 19, 2014, file photo, shows a Facebook app icon on a smartphone in New York. Facebook is admitting that it didn’t do enough to prevent its platform from being used to incite violence and spread hate in Myanmar. A Facebook executive said in a blog post late Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, that the company “can and should do more.” (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)(AP/Patrick Sison)
FILE - This Feb. 19, 2014, file photo, shows a Facebook app icon on a smartphone in New York. Facebook is admitting that it didn’t do enough to prevent its platform from being used to incite violence and spread hate in Myanmar. A Facebook executive said in a blog post late Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, that the company “can and should do more.” (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)(AP/Patrick Sison)
WASHINGTON — In about a month, a new year will be upon us, and we’ll begin another year trying to solve something that has plagued the U.S. for decades: terrorism.
In this week’s edition of “The Hunt” with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green, Dan Chirot, professor of international studies at the Henry Jackson School at the University of Washington, said that truly understanding the goal of terrorists is the key to fighting them.
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.
