Friedrich and Connie begin the interview talking about his belief that the social sciences have an important role to play in helping us better understanding terrorism and how to mediate and mitigate its impact. For the majority of the interview, Friedrich talks about his research into terrorism, whether terrorism from above or below, and the real-world incidents that Friedrich has worked on as a negotiator and mediator. Among the topics that Connie and Friedrich discuss are social-psychological conditioning, the role of instant gratification, cultures of violence and terror, and the role the media plays in terrorism. Connie and Friedrich end the interview discussing his current work on developing psycho-politics as an academic discipline and how he sees it shaping our understanding of terrorism and societies can better work to mitigate terrorism.
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