Security News > 2016 > August > Scott Atran on Why People Become Terrorists (Schneier on Security)

Scott Atran has done some really interesting research on why ordinary people become terrorists. Academics who study warfare and terrorism typically don't conduct research just kilometers from the front lines of battle. But taking the laboratory to the fight is crucial for figuring out what impels people to make the ultimate sacrifice to, for example, impose Islamic law on others,...

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