World Politics Review: Why Energy Terrorism is Nothing New and Hard to Stop

Monday, 11 February 2013 13:26 Yaron Vorona
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From World Politics Review

Anne Korin was interviewed on the attractiveness of the energy sector for terrorists: 

In mid-January, militants raided Algeria’s In Amenas gas field, sparking a crisis that ended with the deaths of at least 37 hostages. Anne Korin, co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, an energy security research organization, explained in an email interview why the oil and gas industry is an attractive target for terrorists.