2 questions for the 'Sentinel': Is terrorism getting boring? Does that mean we won?

Those are
the two questions that occurred to me when I saw the table of contents of the new issue of West Point's Sentinel.

I think the answers are "yes" and "maybe." But
my CNAS colleague Phil Carter rejoined that the two answers
instead are "no" and "probably yes":

You may not be interested in
terrorism, but terrorism is still interested in you. 

As the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan end/cycle down, I suspect we'll see the US embrace a post-war
variant of counterterrorism strategy which is heavier on law enforcement and
intelligence, lighter on military, and heavily reliant on international
relationships and organizations (like INTERPOL and foreign liaison services)
for its reach. And we will also return to a view of terrorism that treats it
more like international criminal activity than belligerent activity, and
responds in kind. Query whether that approach will be sufficient, particularly
given advances in technology (i.e. 3D printing + autonomous vehicles +
proliferation of CBRNE) which will enable terrorist groups to act with more
lethality than ever."

I must say,
I learn more at CNAS than I have a right to.

Here's the
ToC in question:

The June issue contains the
following articles:



- The Renewed Threat of Terrorism to Turkey

By Stephen Starr


- The Local Face of Jihadism in Northern Mali

By Andrew Lebovich


- Boko Haram's Evolving Tactics and Alliances
in Nigeria

By Jacob Zenn


- A Profile of Khan Said: Waliur Rahman's Successor in the Pakistani Taliban

By Daud Khattak


- Tweeting for the Caliphate: Twitter as the
New Frontier for Jihadist Propaganda

By Nico Prucha and Ali Fisher


- Rebellion, Development and Security in
Pakistan's Tribal Areas

By Hassan Abbas and Shehzad H. Qazi


- Peace with the FARC: Integrating
Drug-Fueled Guerrillas into Alternative Development Programs?

By Jorrit Kamminga


- Recent Highlights in Terrorist Activity