PROJECTS: CURRENT EFFORTS 2008-2009

FEBRUARY 2009 - Prepare and present panel presentation on "Counterterrorism Training and Research in Practice: Academia, Think Tanks, and the Private Sector" at Transnational Terrorism, Security, and the Rule of Law conference held in Brussels, BELGIUM, and sponsored by the European Commission.

NOVEMBER 2008 - Prepare and present briefing on "Media Coverage of Attacks on Humanitarian Targets" at Terrorism and the Media conference hosted by Centrum Badan nad Terroryzmem (Terrorism Research Center), Collegium Civitas held in Warsaw, POLAND.

OCTOBER 2008 - Prepare and present 2-day briefing on "Agriculture Terrorism and Terrorist Training & Tactics" at Southern States Livestock and Rural Enforcement Association annual conference held in Gatlinburg, TN.


RESEARCH AREAS


  • Terrorism
  • Low Intensity Conflict / Assymetric Warfare
  • Ethnic Conflict
  • Political Violence
  • Al Qaeda, Iraq Insurgency, Afghanistan Insurgency
  • Homeland Security / Homeland Defense / Domestic Preparedness / First Responders
  • Africa (democratization, ethnic conflict, independence movements)
  • South Africa (public perceptions, labor relations, corporate governance,private and public investment, foreign relations, political violence)
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Middle East
  • Continuity of Operations (COOP) / Continuity of Governance (COG)
  • Cyberterrorism
  • Cybersecurity
  • International Organizations
  • International Law
  • Human Rights
  • US Diplomacy
  • International Affairs
  • International Development
  • International Negotiations
  • Ethnic Conflict
  • Regime Change
  • Refugees
  • The Gulf War
  • International Trade
  • NAFTA
  • Aviation Security
  • Law Enforcement
  • Counterterrorism / Antiterrorism


PROJECTS: 2002-2003


  • Cyberterrorism Threat Analysis - open-source FAA threat database
  • Research Analyst / Administrator - national survey of public transportation terrorism threat communication systems
  • General Editor - Terrorism Daily News Summary - TRC electronic newsletter
  • Author/Contributor/Consultant/Editor
    • Encyclopedia of World Terrorism, Vol. 4: 1996-2002
    • Terrorism: Essays for an Informed Public
    • 21st Century Citizen: Terrorism
  • Founder/Director - Terrorism Studies Network


PROJECT PARTNERS: 2002-2003


  • The Cobra Institute
  • Talos Technical Consulting, Inc.
  • Technical Defense, Inc.
  • Terrorism Research Center, Inc.