# Counterterrorism Works Through Diplomacy, Finance, and Military Action by Gregory LoGerfo > "Our sustained campaign against Islamic terrorists has been very effective—through global diplomacy and cooperation, a unified attack on terrorist financial networks, and military action by the United States and our partners. But jihadist groups remain a danger and we remain vigilant in our efforts to counter them." > **— Gregory LoGerfo**, *Results from the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Source dossier:** [[research/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]]. - **Direct publication or recording:** [briefing transcript](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/10/12/results-from-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/). - **Editorial form:** The Reminder preserves the prepared contiguous quotation; punctuation and spoken disfluency treatment are recorded in the candidate map when applicable. - **Context and treatment:** LoGerfo identifies Islamic terrorists, global diplomacy, financial-network disruption, and military action as the mechanisms, the United States and partners as actors, and continued vigilance despite effectiveness as the governing qualification; [briefing transcript](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/10/12/results-from-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/), opening statement. Direct contiguous passage; dash typography regularized. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American|American Culture Collection]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]] - **Article:** [[articles/Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat|Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Gregory LoGerfo|Gregory LoGerfo]] - [[wiki/Counterterrorism|Counterterrorism]] - [[wiki/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Our sustained campaign against Islamic terrorists has been very effective—through global diplomacy and cooperation, a unified attack on terrorist financial networks, and military action by the United States and our partners. But jihadist groups remain a danger and we remain vigilant in our efforts to counter them." — Gregory LoGerfo, Results from the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-gregory-logerfo-counterterrorism-works-through-diplomacy-finance-and-military-action ```