By Eric Rosand | July 1, 2016
In the face of near weekly terrorist attacks and heightened threat levels around the globe, political leaders and security professionals are struggling with how to demonstrate toughness and resolve, while at the same time searching for new strategies to deal with a threat that continues to grow. Military leaders are becoming increasingly outspoken about how we can’t kill or arrest our way out of the problem. There are increasing calls for complementary approaches that don’t rely on force or jail but focus on community-led interventions to steer individuals away from violence and reintegrate them into society — so called “off ramps.”