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Revision as of 12:06, 27 December 2007

The International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) is the first centre to be established at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Singapore. It is run by Rohan Gunaratna and is advised by a veritable who's who of the terrorism industry and intelligence officials from the US and UK.

It states that:

The Centre seeks to integrate academic theory with practical knowledge, essential for a complete and comprehensive understanding of the threats from politically motivated violence and terrorism.The ICPVTR conducts cutting-edge action-oriented research on mitigating conflict and political violence. The Centre’s objective is to integrate academic research with practical knowledge, essential for a complete and comprehensive understanding of the threats from politically motivated violence and terrorism, and for developing appropriate counter-measures against the same.[1]


People

International Advisory council

Chairman

Mr Barry Desker

Members

Dr Jose Ramos-Horta Sir Richard Dearlove Dr Josef Bollag Dr Gerard Chaliand Mr Michael Chandler Dr Boaz Ganor Dr Bruce Hoffman Sir David Veness Mr Jusuf Wanandi Tan Sri Haniff Omar (Ret) Brigadier General Russell Howard Dr Phil Williams Dr Matthew Levitt

Management Staff

Head

Managers

Visiting Fellows


Notes

  1. PVTR Profile, accessed 27 December 2007
  2. PVTR People, accessed 27 December 2007.