Gabe Lipton is the Associate Editor of Signal responsible for editorial execution of GZERO Media's written newsletter content. He holds degrees in Government and Economics from Wesleyan University, where he was a member of the international economic honors society, and is studying German in his spare time. At the age of 11, the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) confirmed (in person) his take on an important political question of the day, forever sealing his fate as a close observer of global politics. His Spidey powers leave much to be desired.
The number of deaths caused by terrorist attacks worldwide has declined in recent years, according to reports meticulously compiled by the University of Maryland’s Global Terrorism Database. In 2017, terrorism-related deaths fell nearly 25 percent compared with the previous year. And since 2014, the global numbers have fallen a full 64 percent. Here’s a region-by-region look at the recent trend.