Borders have been made more secure and societies more resilient. International cooperation has increased markedly, in part because governments that cannot agree on many things can agree on the need to cooperate in this area.
此外，种种措施已经成功地令恐怖分子退入守势。情报资源已重新配置，国境线已变得更安全，社会已变得更有弹性。反恐国际合作显著增强，部分是因为，各国政府都觉得需要在这一领域加强合作，尽管它们在其他领域颇有分歧。