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Brussels Attack Analysis From Local Counterterrorism Expert

Published March 23, 2016 at 9:53 AM EDT

An unidentified traveller lies on the ground as the room fills with smoke following bombings at Brussels Airport.

In the wake of ISIS attacks in Belgium that left many dead and injured, we'll talk with nationally recognized counterterrorism expert Colin Clarke, Associate Political Scientist at the Pittsburgh office of the RAND Corporation. We'll look at what's driving ISIS terrorism, why Brussels was attacked, if Belgium's security forces failed, and whether more attacks are likely.

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