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John D. Cohen is the Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention at DHS. During the Obama administration, he was the department’s Acting Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis and Counterterrorism Coordinator. In addition, he has served as a direct advisor to the Secretary and led the development and implementation of several high-visibility, department-wide crime prevention, counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and border/transportation security initiatives.

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Preventing Domestic Terrorism: The DHS Approach and the New U.S. Strategy
Jun 23, 2021
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Revisiting U.S. CVE Efforts One Year After the Boston Bombing
Mar 28, 2014
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