Brussels attack shows how culture, bureaucracy hinder European counterterrorism

Published March 24, 2016 This content is archived.

USA Today explores how the Brussels attacks exposed how culture and bureaucracy hinder Europe’s counterterrorism efforts. The article quotes Michelle Benson, associate professor of political science, who says different European nations have different laws, which the EU cannot contradict, and though the EU requests, it doesn’t require, information sharing. This story also appeared on WUSA-9.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/03/24/culture-bureaucracy-hinder-european-counterterrorism/82217978/

http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/brussels-attack-shows-how-culture-bureaucracy-hinder-european-counterterrorism/100516825