USC CREATE: Daveed Gartenstein-Ross on "Bin Laden's Legacy"

USC CREATE: The USC National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE) presents Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and his lecture "Bin Laden's Legacy." The presentation, part of USC CREATE's Distinguished Speaker Series, was held at the University of Southern California on August 4, 2011.

CREATE brought Gartenstein-Ross to USC to address its stakeholders on the topic of Bin Laden's legacy. Alhough Osama bin Laden's death was a significant blow for al Qaeda, it did not end the fight against jihadi terrorism. Indeed, his strategic ideas for beating the United States have permeated his organization, and for years to come America will be grappling with the strategy he forged. There have been two critical prongs to this strategy: undermining the U.S. economy, and making the battlefield on which the United States has to fight al Qaeda as broad as possible. Gartenstein-Ross's presentation examines the evolution of both of these strategic strands. It demonstrates that the United States never had a strong understanding of al Qaeda's strategy and, as a result, has developed systems of both offense and defense that have been ill suited to defeating this adversary. Indeed, at critical junctures, the United States' own actions have helped significantly advance al Qaeda's objectives.

The "International Herald Tribune" has described Daveed Gartenstein-Ross as "a rising star in the counterterrorism community." He frequently leads training programs for the U.S. military and domestic law enforcement, and has designed educational curricula on terrorism for the U.S. Department of State. His writing has appeared in "The New York Times," "Foreign Policy," "The Atlantic," "Reader's Digest," and "The Review of Faith and International Affairs," among other publications.

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