Foreign Policy Essay
The Foreign Policy Essay: Eliminating Terrorist Safe Havens—One Size Does Not Fit All
Tricia Bacon, Elizabeth Grimm Sun, Apr 5, 2015, 10:00 AM
Editor’s Note: Since 9/11, the United States has sought to prevent terrorists from enjoying safe havens from which they can build their organizations and plot attacks. Yet the term “safe haven” means different things to different people, muddling analysis and policy. Elizabeth Arsenault and Tricia Bacon, professors at Georgetown University and American University respectively, unpack the notion of a safe haven, assessing the many variants and their policy implications.
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