Yes, Europe needs to be more welcoming, but that's only half of it. Muslims need to embrace the obligations of European residence and citizenship.

The European Union needs to reinvent its security system. It needs to break the stovepipes that prevent sharing information, enforcing borders and protecting citizens.

Sometimes good countries are so traumatized by events that they lose their bearings and embrace bad leaders.

Do I disagree that we need to ban all Muslims from entering the country? Yes, I disagree with that strongly.

I began writing fiction because it was the only way to tell all the intricacies of a real-life spy story.

We're grappling with the same issue facing all advanced economies - how to revive growth and distribute its fruits more fairly. An America that can tackle that problem head-on can perhaps help revive a stagnant global economy.