Sir David Omand is a visiting professor in the Department of War Studies at King's College London. He formerly served as the United Kingdom's Security and Intelligence Co-ordinator, responsible for counter-terrorism strategy. After the attacks of September 11th 2001 he drafted the strategic objective for CONTEST, Britain's counter-terrorism strategy: to reduce the risk from terrorism so that people can go about their normal lives. He is the author of "Securing the State".
Resisting temptation is easier when you think you'll probably get another chance later on.