Why Westminster?
The logic of the London attack
If, as police suspect, the near the British Parliament on Wednesday proves to be an act of terrorism, it will depart from the recent pattern of terrorist attacks in the West. In the post-9/11 world of and the , terrorists typically don’t use sophisticated weapons that might easily accessible, relatively crude weapons (knives, guns, vehicles) against “soft” targets (nightclubs, Christmas markets, crowds celebrating Bastille Day).
