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# Daniel Benjamin

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## Daniel Benjamin


Benjamin, who served as Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the U.S. State Department, is director of The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College.


## Daniel Benjamin


Articles 13Collections 1

* ![Trump Iranian Revolutionary Guard Terrorist Designation](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e720051f3fddd66/698947fe8fd2ee1aa235e138/trump-iran-irgc-terrorist-designation-revoutionary-guard.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 9, 2019  
### [Why Trump’s Latest Move Against Iran Was Pointless—and Dangerous](https://time.com/5566817/iran-terrorist-designation-irgc-trump/)  
The action was worrisome theater, write two former State Department officials  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Shooting Synagogue, Pittsburgh, USA - 29 Oct 2018](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6bb80b11517cccaa/69893dc2e76ad27fcd6335c1/bowers-synagogue-shooter-hospital-staff-jewish.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 29, 2018  
### [The Reasons Why Right-Wing Terror Is Rising in America](https://time.com/5438443/tree-of-life-attack/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![The 70th Anniversary Of The D-Day Landings Are Commemorated In Normandy](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt51a1c4fd2131d08f/6988cf2697cdff63d36b0e78/memorial-day-meaning-lessons-kids-war-courage1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 6, 2017  
### [How Donald Trump Has Dishonored the Meaning of D-Day](https://time.com/4808227/d-day-donald-trump-nato-paris-climate-allies/)  
'Our future is endangered by the damage to our ties with our allies'  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Mar-a-Lago](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8f9a4ceb51abab3a/6988bf38fb4eac75c3891313/gettyimages-643943498.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 5, 2017  
### [Trump Spends Way, Way More Taxpayer Money Golfing Than Obama Did](https://time.com/4717159/trump-mar-a-lago-golf-costs/)  
Golf getaways and other expenses have blown a big hole in the Secret Service budget  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![President Donald Trump Address to Congress](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt761c8d461c9a153d/6988bcbd2dce016c189ec7ca/trump-congress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 2, 2017  
### [Donald Trump Changed His Tone But Not His Message: Be Afraid](https://time.com/4688628/donald-trump-congress-fear/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![President Trump Attends National Prayer Breakfast](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4e64c94e9c7aeb12/6988b8b90b72e31b4c6ec85a/donald-trump-stephen-bannon-executive-order-muslims-isis-terrorism.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 3, 2017  
### [Donald Trump Is Spreading Racism — Not Fighting Terrorism](https://time.com/4658366/donald-trump-terrorism-racism/)  
Not fighting terrorism  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin Speak At Japan-Russia Business Dialogue](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5682e7ef0cdd6c9d/6988b3db428a9e8809cd5581/gettyimages-630075966.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 23, 2016  
### [Congress Should Investigate Russia Along With Donald Trump’s Finances](https://time.com/4616927/donald-trump-russia-finances/)  
It should be made illegal for presidents to hide their business dealings  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event at Frontline Outreach and Youth Center in Orlando, Fla., on Sept. 21, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09f1659a8092b061/6988a75bf887dc89ede978a1/clinton9.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 24, 2016  
### [Hillary Clinton Has the Best Solution to Homegrown Terrorism](https://time.com/4506574/hillary-clinton-national-security/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Sep 1, 2016  
### [Donald Trump Is Dangerously Wrong on Immigration-Terror Link](https://time.com/4476364/donald-trump-terrorism-immigration/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![The truck driven by Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel through a crowd watching a fireworks display in Nice, France, on July 14, 2016. Eighty-four people were killed.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt435d279c8d0cf363/69889c2afb4eac718c88e4f1/gettyimages-547478896.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 15, 2016  
### [The Nice Attack and the Democratization of Terror](https://time.com/4408909/nice-attack-democratization-terror/)  
Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel will be remembered as a murderous innovator  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![Donald Trump Campaigns In Raleigh, North Carolina](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a4f4f52ba3f8f80/69889b3d5f570f0a5ab21a32/gettyimages-545158622.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 8, 2016  
### [Saddam Hussein Was Actually Horrible At Killing Terrorists](https://time.com/4398786/trump-hussein-killing-terrorists/)  
The late Iraqi dictator did kill many thousands of people—but very few were terrorists  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guest gathered at Fountain Park during a campaign rally on March 19, 2016 in Fountain Hills, Arizona.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt566194180b860df7/69889759e20a87fc31a9130a/donald-trump-counterterrorism-ignorance-daniel-benjamin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 14, 2016  
### [Donald Trump Is ‘Flabbergastingly Ignorant’ on Counterterrorism](https://time.com/4364921/donald-trump-counterterrorism-muslims/)  
Strategy-wise, he’s Clouseau, not Clausewitz—and that means he's dangerous  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Sep 24, 2014  
### [Syria's Jihadis Should Be Confronted, Not Feared](https://time.com/3426970/syria-isis/)  
We are far from being the country we were on 9/11\. The dangers we face are more modest and our abili...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)

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