We were saddened this week to hear that at least 30 people were killed and many dozens more injured in ISIS-related suicide bombings that targeted an airport and train station in Brussels. The Belgian and European Union capital joins Paris, San Bernardino, Ankara, Jakarta and too many other cities in the past year alone that have come under fire from the Islamic terrorist group.
I was in Brussels most recently three years ago for an International Crisis Group meeting, and I was stunned by its beauty and elegance, highlighted with gold-trimmed architecture and vibrant flowers. In August, the city will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Flower Carpet, which makes jaw-dropping use of over 600,000 begonias.
