Claude Berrebi: The Myth of the Poor Terrorist

Professor of economics and public policy at Hebrew University, Claude Berrebi studies what does and does not cause terrorism. In 2019 after the Easter Sunday bombing in Sri Lanka killed 250 people, Claude coauthored the article, "Ending the Myth of the Poor Terrorist."

In this episode Claude lays out the data behind economics and terrorism and explains how the links between the two are quite counterintuitive before discussing what he thinks can be done about Hamas in response to the October 7th attacks in Israel.

Note: I mention some of my own work in this episode. Here is a link to my book, "The Watchdogs Didn't Bark: CIA, NSA, and the Crimes of the War on Terror."

Here is a link to an interview I did of former White House Counterterrorism Advisor Richard Clarke with my colleague Ray.