The Future of Terrorism: Georgetown & St. Andrews University Conference
Overview
This two-day (28-29 April) conference, jointly sponsored by the HCSTPV at St Andrews University, Scotland and the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University, examined current and future trends in international and domestic terrorism with particular reference to the international and domestic security environment in the aftermath of the November attacks in Paris and San Bernadino shootings in December. The conference analyzed the potential second and third order effects of both the rise of ISIS and a resilient al Qaeda and their respective affiliates and franchise as well the continuing challenges involved in international cooperation and intelligence sharing; the intelligence of counterterrorism at a time of dynamic, diffuse and highly fluid threats; and, the future of terrorism of studies both in light of these developments and as a field of academic inquiry and relevance.
Panel I: Current and Future Threats
Sir David Veness, Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence,
St Andrews University, Scotland
Christine Fair, Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University
Bruce Hoffman, Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University
Moderator: Richard English, Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence,
St Andrews University, Scotland
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Panel II: International Cooperation and Intelligence Sharing
Bernhard Blumenau, Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence,
St Andrews University, Scotland
Laura Donohue, Georgetown University Law Center
Bruce Riedel, Brookings Institution
Moderator: Col. David Maxwell
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Panel III: Intelligence and Counterterrorism
Elizabeth Arsenault, Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University
John McLaughlin, Johns Hopkins, SAIS; former Acting DCIA/former DDCIA)
Truls Tonnessen, FFI, Norway; and, Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University
Moderator: Sir David Veness, Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence,
St Andrews University, Scotland
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Panel IV: The Future of Terrorism Studies
Richard English, Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence,
St Andrews University, Scotland
Gary LaFree, Director, START, University of Maryland
Arie Perliger, Director of Terrorism Studies, Combating Terrorism Center,
US Military Academy
Moderator: Bruce Hoffman, Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University
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