By Dr. Joshua Sinai
This article assesses Sayfullo Saipov’s vehicular ramming attack in New York City, on October 31, 2017 as a case study of how a lone actor terrorist carries out an attack and the pre-incident phases that could have prevented it if some of those who came into contact with him had contacted the appropriate authorities to preempt him during the formative pre-incident phases. To examine these issues, the article discusses the incident, the attacker’s biographical background, ...
