U.S. and European security services are struggling to track Western nationals who travel abroad to receive training from Al-Qaeda and its allies and then return to try to carry out attacks. A new report by GW's Homeland Security Policy Institute and the Swedish National Defense College warns that Western intelligence services' knowledge of the threat may only touch the tip of a much larger problem.
Western Passports Coveted by Al Qaeda
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