Established in 2002, the Terrorism Studies Network (TSN) is a global association of students, analysts, scholars, and professionals writing, speaking, and consulting on all aspects of modern political violence.

James Kirkhope
Principal at Kirkhope Consulting Int'l and Executive Director at Council for Emerging National Security Affairs (CENSA)
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Vincent Anthony
National Security & ATFP Consultant
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Nick Appleby
Terrorism Researcher at Newcastle University
United Kingdom

Matthew Bettenhausen
Director, California Office of Homeland Security
Sacramento, California Area

Kevin Blakeman
Program Officer at U.S. Department of State
United States

Mark Boggis
Information Warfare Officer at US Navy
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Friso Buker
Senior Global Civil / Homeland Security Market Consultant
London, United Kingdom

Mark Burgess
Director, World Security Institute, Brussels
Brussels Area, Belgium

Bruce Cabana
ISO at SAIC
Albany, New York Area

Tim Campbell
Paramedic Firefighter / Instructor, The DC Fire and EMS Department
Washington D.C. Metro Area

William Carver
HTT - Team Lead at Human Terrain System
Iraq

F.C. Dahmer
CEO of Global Operational Resources Group
Houston, Texas Area

Anthony M. Davis
Founder, Publisher at Homeland Security Group
Author: "Terrorism and the Maritime Transportation System at Homeland Security Group
United States

Marloes de Koning
reporter at Geassocieerde Pers Diensten (GPD) / Netherlands Press Association
Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

Guillaume de Mari
Owner, Gerrits & de Mari Integrale Bedrijfsveiligheid
Enschede Area, Netherlands

Jack Donovan
Director at Emergency Management. Homeland Security
Lexington, Kentucky Area

James M. Dorsey
Investigative Reporter, International Affairs Consultant
London, United Kingdom

Stanley Erickson
Senior Scientist at Parsons
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Charles Forrester
Defence, International Relations & Security
Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom

Steve Fustero
Director of Ops, The International Association for Counterterrorism & Security Professionals and Pres. of CTSERF
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Simon Giddins
Deputy Director of Special Projects at Aegis Defence Services Ltd
Tonbridge, United Kingdom

Graham Grove
Sr Associate/Analyst at Grant Thornton
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Malgorzata Grzanka
Counsellor in training at Solihull College
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Ramiro Anzit Guerrero
PhD in Penal Law and Penal Sciences, MBA in Strategic Studies and Lawyer
Professor at University del Salvador and University del Museo Social Argentino
Buenos Aires -Argentina

Olivier Guitta
Adjunct Fellow Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
United States

Chuck Harold
VP Operations at the Oldest Security Company in America - McRoberts Protective Agency, Inc. - Since 1876
Greater Los Angeles Area

Toby Harris
Member of House of Lords and Chair of Toby Harris Associates
London, United Kingdom

Patrick Heffernan
Senior Manager at Deloitte
Greater Boston Area

Bart R. Heimsness
Director IT at OASIS Group
Greater Seattle Area

Mark Kaintz
CERT Team Captain at Rock Community CERT
Greater St. Louis Area

Dale W. Kneeland, Sr.
Owner, KNEELAND CONSULTING d.o.o. / Risk and Crisis Management & Security Consulting
Serbia and Montenegro

Margaret E. Kosal
Asst Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech
Greater Atlanta Area

Kessara Leake-Campbell
Principal / Consultant at Virtual Intelligence Agency (VIA) Consulting
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Andrej Matisak
Reporter at Pravda daily
Slovak Republic

Douglas McGaughey CPP
Principal Consultant, 29-TEN Security Consulting, LLC
Washington D.C. Metro Area

John McGovern
Security and Investigations Consultant and Contractor
Jacksonville, Florida Area

Duncan McKenzie
Security and Surveillance, H&M Security
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Stefano Mele
UniCredit Credit Management Bank
Foggia Area, Italy

JT Motes
Senior Counterterrorism Analyst
US Military Posts in Europe

David Mozden
Director of Distribution- Loss Prevention, Safety, and Business Continuity Blockbuster Inc
Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Frans-Jan Mulschlegel
Project Manager Content for IPEP at the Netherlands Police Academy
Apeldoorn Area, Netherlands

Krishna Mungur
Open Source Intelligence Analyst at Solution Concepts Consulting
Cincinnati Area

Ben Nerud
Deputy Branch Chief at DTRA
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Stefan Oborski
Information Warfare at US Navy Officer
Greater San Diego Area

Kevin O'Reilly
Western Hemisphere Affairs at U.S. Department of State
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Phil Ostroff
Program Manager (Airlines/Aviation) and Graduate Student at American Military University
Austin, Texas Area

Michael Ostrolenk
Vice President, HSLEADER
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Gustavo Parnes
Aviation Security Consultant
Argentina

Jeff Parson
Corporate Security Manager at NetJets
Columbus, Ohio Area

Kerry Patton
DOD Contractor
Greater Philadelphia Area

Jim Pena
President, Pena Technology LLC
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Réno Pijnen
PhD-researcher at Utrecht University
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Jack Plaxe
Director of Corporate Security, Brown-Forman
Louisville, Kentucky Area

Cláudio Rêgo
Coodenador do Curso de Pós-Graduação em Inteligência e Contra-Inteligência da Faculdade Pitágoras
Brazil

Megan Reif
Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science, University of Michigan
Greater Detroit Area

Robert Roach, PSP, CSP
Anti-Terrorism / Force Protection Specialist
Iraq

PJ Rowdon
Independent Security and Investigations Professional - Maritime Security
United States

J Damien Scott
Security Manager at Tacforce International (Haiti) & Former US Marine
Haiti

James W. Sizemore
Captain-747 at Northwest Airlines
Air Line Pilots Assn NWA MEC Security
United States

Caroline Taillandier
Operations Manager, Business Analyst, Senior Forensic Intelligence Analyst
Greater New York City Area

Adi Talmor
Country Manager at ISDS
China

Kristina Tanasichuk
Vice President, Homeland Security & Defense Business Council
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Amitabh Thakur
Indian Police Service at Government of Uttar Padesh
India

Karen Thomassin
IT Security consultant at Lambda
Quebec, Canada

Chris Thornlow
Terrorism Analyst
Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Roger Vleugels
Forensic intelligence analyst -&- Legal advisor/lecturer FOIA/Wob -&- Publisher of the Fringe journals
Utrecht Area, Netherlands

John Walker
Counter Terrorism Security and Investigations Professional
Chester, United Kingdom

Robert Williams
Intelligence Consultant at Raytheon
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Bernard J. Wilson
Police Chief (Ret'd.), Consultant in Public Safety, Homeland Security, Crisis Strategies, Organizational Development
Greater Nashville Area

Brett Winterble
Producer and Host of Covert Radio
United States

Stephen Zitrin
Investor - Analysis Group at Sun Asset Management
Greater Seattle Area

For decades, college and graduate students have developed an interest in terrorism, taken academic courses, written papers, theses and dissertations, and traveled to Washington, DC, seeking internships in the fields of terrorism studies and counterterrorism policy.

Additionally, thousands of first-responders and safety & security professionals have conceived, developed, implemented and improved couterterrorism training exercises, seminars, and conferences.

Yet, despite the need, no effort has been initiated to either assess the current state of the terrorism studies and training across the country or coordinate and channel this vast resource of intelligent and motivated counterterrorism pre-professionals and professionals.

The proposed non-profit Terrorism Students Network will initially serve as an educational web-based clearinghouse and database for the next generation of terrorism analysts and counterterrorism professionals.

• Phase 1: TSN will focus on building a Virtual Network of colleges, universities, and professional organizations collecting information on courses, instructors, reading materials, bibliographies.
• Phase 2: A Virtual Internship program will be launched by recruiting matriculated students nation-wide to collect, analyze, and submit data, papers, and articles for databases and junior professional publications for academic credit and stipends.
• Phase 3: TSN Outreach will build links with established academic terrorism study programs and launch new initiatives with interested regional universities.
• Phase 4: Having identified the network, recruited the manpower, and secured links with cooperating institutions, TSN will be poised to launch a variety of projects including original research and publications.

Database Development

Conferences, Seminars, Training, Academic Courses

Actual Internships at participating schools, think tanks and govt offices

Professional Development Network

Mentoring

The Terrorism Students Network, located near Washington, DC, will be led by a small executive committee and its advisory board. The TSN website will be developed and launched in cooperation with the premier web-based Terrorism Research Center. TSN will forge links with universities near recent terrorist attacks (i.e., New York City, Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, Boston, and Oklahoma) and channel local heightened student interest to build electronic archives and databases as well as to host seminars and conferences. Contacts with think tanks, NGOs, professional organizations, and government offices in the greater Washington, DC, area will be secured for student internships.

The Terrorism Students Network is designed to be a low-cost, low-overhead operation, maximizing untapped manpower and student interest to build a fraternity and expand the knowledge base of young terrorism analysts and counterterrorism professionals worldwide.