Counter-terrorism: University of Waterloo expert

University of Waterloo Professor Veronica Kitchen is available to speak about the bombings in Boston on April 15.

Professor Veronica Kitchen of the Department of Political Science and the Balsillie School of International Affairs researches domestic security, focusing on urban security, mega-event security and counter-terrorism.

"Analysts are getting better at connecting the dots, but sometimes there is no clear information beforehand, or there is so much information that it's not easy to find the right intelligence and to connect it to a specific attack," said Professor Kitchen. "It's not clear that more security would have prevented an event like this."

Professor Kitchen is available for print, online and radio interviews.

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