I read this FPRI article today "Is the World Safer Today"?

I sort of chuckled as I read the title, but I read it and it's thought provoking. Obviously, I don't think that the world is safer, but give this article a read and give me your thoughts.

http://www.fpri.org/articles/2015/06/world-getting-safer-or-not?utm_source=FPRI+E-Mails&utm_campaign=25b03be14a-FPRI+Insights+61315&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e8d0f13be2-25b03be14a-179125285