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For Expert Commentary on the Closing of U.S Embassies
The Foreign Policy Research Institute is making its scholars available to provide expert commentary on the terrorist threat that has prompted the United States to close its embassies and consulates throughout the Middle East and North Africa. For assistance, contact Eli Gilman at 215-732-3774, ext. 255 or egilman@fpri.org.
Barak Mendelsohn, FPRI Senior Fellow, is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Haverford College, where he teaches courses on Jihadi movements and on the Middle East. He is author of Combating Jihadism: American Hegemony and International Cooperation in the War on Terrorism (University of Chicago Press, 2009). He received his Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University. Email: bmendels@haverford.edu
Edward Turzanski is the FPRI John Templeton Fellow and serves as Co-Chairman of FPRI’s Center for the Study of Terrorism. Turzanski is also a Senior Scholar with the American Institute for History Education (AIHE). He has extensive experience in the US intelligence community, with service in the Middle East and Central Asia. Since 9-11, he has appeared regularly on more than four-dozen media outlets throughout North America offering commentary on national security, intelligence and terror-related issues. On December 11, he is speaking on “The Three Biggest Threats to American Security.” Email: edward.turzanski@comcast.net
Michael Noonan is the director of FPRI’s Program on National Security. A former Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, he served in Iraq in 2006- 2007. He holds a PhD in political science from Loyola University Chicago. His writings have appeared in The American Interest, Orbis, Parameters, National Security Studies Quarterly, and FPRI E-Notes. He is the editor of FPRI’s Geopoliticus blog and contributes to the U.S. News and World Report’s The World Report blog. On August 13, he is speaking on “Citizens, Soldiers, and Sequestration.” Office: 215 732 3774, ext. 203 or mn@fpri.org
Clint Watts, FPRI Senior Fellow, is a consultant, researcher and trainer at Miburo Solutions, Inc. His research focuses on analyzing transnational threat groups operating in local environments on a global scale. Before starting at Mibruo Solutions, he served as a U.S. Army infantry officer, a FBI Special Agent on a Joint Terrorism Task Force, and as the Executive Officer of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. On October 9, he is speaking on “Homegrown Terrorism: What We Know, What We Need to Find out.” Email: wattscw@gmail.com
Lawrence Husick, co-chair of FPRI’s Center for the Study of Terrorism, specializes in the study of terrorist tactics and counterterrorism strategies, with a particular focus on technology and cyber-terror. On September 11, he is speaking on “China, Iran, and the Application of Cyber Weapons.” Office: 610 296 8259