# Political Leaders, Businesses, Railways, and Police Are Targets of a Transnational Threat by Gregory LoGerfo > "Political leaders have been attacked, businesses bombed, railways sabotaged, and police officers assaulted, reminiscent of what we experienced in the 1970s. ... At the conference we heard from other delegations facing similar upward trendlines. This is a transnational threat. As coordinator for counterterrorism at the State Department, I work with our diplomatic partners to address shared threats. At Thursday's conference there was plenty of discussion and agreement on the need to work together going forward." > **— Gregory LoGerfo**, *Results from the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Direct source:** [briefing transcript](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/10/12/results-from-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/). - **Source dossier:** [[research/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]]. - **Editorial treatment:** The ellipsis omits the three numerical measures already preserved in a shorter Reminder. This expanded version retains the target classes, historical comparison, other delegations' evidence, transnational conclusion, diplomatic mechanism, and agreement to continue cooperation. ## 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]] - **Companion Reminder:** [[reminders/Counterterrorism/Far-Left Political Violence Is a Transnational Threat by Gregory LoGerfo|Far-Left Political Violence Is a Transnational 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 ``` "Political leaders have been attacked, businesses bombed, railways sabotaged, and police officers assaulted, reminiscent of what we experienced in the 1970s. ... At the conference we heard from other delegations facing similar upward trendlines. This is a transnational threat. As coordinator for counterterrorism at the State Department, I work with our diplomatic partners to address shared threats. At Thursday's conference there was plenty of discussion and agreement on the need to work together going forward." — Gregory LoGerfo, Results from the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-gregory-logerfo-political-leaders-businesses-railways-and-police-are-targets-of-a-transnational-threat ```