TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - The moral hazard of terrorism prevention
JO  - Journal of politics
A1  - Dragu, Tiberiu
SP  - 223
EP  - 236
VL  - 79
IS  - 1
N2  - How does a policy of reacting to terrorist attacks with restrictions on free speech protections affect the likelihood of terrorism in the first place? In this article, I develop a dynamic model of an interaction between a security agency and a terrorist organization to study the dynamic consequences of adopting policies that curtail free speech protections and other rights when terror strikes. The article shows that in a world in which democratic governments respond to major terrorist attacks with restrictions on freedom of expression and other rights and liberties, such policies have perverse effects on the pre-attack incentives of terrorism prevention/occurrence, which can make a terrorist attack more likely. The analysis suggests that a commitment to respecting fundamental rights and liberties in times of duress can be security-beneficial: if liberal societies were to remain faithful to their fundamental values in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, such a strategy can decrease the probability of a terrorist attack in the first place.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3816
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/687589
ID  - ref1
ER  -