# Governments Must Close the Gaps Terrorist Actors Exploit by the U.S. Department of State > "On July 16, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host governments for the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism. The event will focus on this renewed threat to our societies and encourage stronger joint action to reinforce frontline defenses and close the gaps the terrorist actors continue to exploit." > **— U.S. Department of State**, *Media Note, July 15, 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:** [direct publication](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/07/secretary-rubio-to-host-ministerial-to-combat-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:** The statement names the host, participating governments, event, date, threat, requested joint action, and the operational gaps it is intended to close; [direct publication](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/07/secretary-rubio-to-host-ministerial-to-combat-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/), opening paragraph. Direct contiguous passage. ## 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/U.S. Department of State|U.S. Department of State]] - [[wiki/Counterterrorism|Counterterrorism]] - [[wiki/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "On July 16, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host governments for the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism. The event will focus on this renewed threat to our societies and encourage stronger joint action to reinforce frontline defenses and close the gaps the terrorist actors continue to exploit." — U.S. Department of State, Media Note, July 15, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-us-state-department-governments-must-close-the-gaps-terrorist-actors-exploit ```