After Epic Fury: How to defend America’s security and values in a dangerous world
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New terrorism forms including AI-enabled cyberattacks and drone threats require updated counterterrorism strategies while protecting civil liberties.
Beth A. Williams is a member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. She served as assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Policy at the Department of Justice from 2017 to 2020.
The strikes against Iran come as America nears the 25th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. This anniversary is an opportunity to evaluate how the country has fared in its fight against terrorism, and where we must focus our efforts going forward.
The U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), on which I serve, takes this as its mission. The 9/11 Commission recommended the creation of PCLOB to help ensure that government actions taken to protect the nation from terrorism are balanced with the protection of privacy and civil liberties. A congressional bipartisan panel, chaired by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and co-chaired by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), is now evaluating how the Intelligence Community has implemented the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations and whether our intelligence agencies are equipped to counter the threats the United States will face over the next 25 years.
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