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You can stop being scared now

Controversial good news from two foreign-policy experts: the world is safer than we think

By Thanassis Cambanis

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  April 22, 2012

In a provocative new article, two foreign policy experts argue that post-9/11 America is not more dangerous than ever—it’s safer. And our policy is getting it all wrong.

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