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The rising costs of counter-terrorism

I teach my students that Singapore is like a large ripe durian - hard and thorny on the outside but rich and creamy on the inside.
If terrorists were able to break through the thick and thorny skin, they would gain permanent access to the fleshy fruit and that would be the end of the durian.
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