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The Global Economic Cost of Terrorism Is Now at Its Highest Since 9/11
Nearly 10 times as many killed in attacks than 15 years ago
Keeping New York City Safe After Paris Terror Attack
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In the wake of Friday's massacre in Paris, a new report says the world is paying the highest price for terrorism since the 2001 attack on New York's Twin Towers.
In 2014, acts of terror cost the world $52.9 billion — roughly the size of Bulgaria's entire annual gross domestic product — compared with $51.51 billion in the aftermath of Sept. 11, according to the latest annual Global Terrorism Index by the Institute for Economics and Peace, which has been collecting data since 1997.