Counter-terrorism is a relentless challenge to spot the critical intelligence
![Britain’s GCHQ has state-of-the-art technology, but human input is essential to analysing what terrorists are planning..](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/520660b3d155c89a6d8965ecb797c80255284ba8/0_169_1972_1183/master/1972.jpg?w=300&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=3e91737e539c7af9f16a3a59c40b0e62)
During the aftermath of the November Paris attacks, western intelligence officials suspected that Brussels was both a probable source and target of a follow-up atrocity. The failure to thwart Tuesday’s attacks exposed serious weaknesses in Belgium’s intelligence assessment capability. Effective intelligence work requires intensive manpower, both to analyse data and to gather it. Counter-terrorism experts believe Belgium can do neither adequately.
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