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Robin Mackay is a retired CIA Operations Officer who spent 26 years participating in U.S. national security missions worldwide. He was also briefly a commissioned Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State and a Manager in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Corporate Intelligence Practice. In the summer of 2016, he provided real time intelligence support to the European tours of American entertainment megastars through 11 countries.
Iconic entertainers will remain attractive targets for terrorist attacks because they attract substantial crowds and promote social norms and values that conflict with terrorists’ worldviews.
If the Islamic State terrorist organization deliberately targeted Ariana Grande or her May 22, 2017, concert, new challenges will be presented for security professionals who provide close quarters protection to entertainment stars.
