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| − | The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism is the shortened name for the '''International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism''' | + | The '''International [Policy] Institute for Counter-Terrorism''' is an Israeli institute which is based in Herzliya, Israel. The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism is the shortened name for the '''International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism'''; the short form is how the institute is most common. |
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| + | The Centre was founded in 1996, and claims to be 'the leading academic institute for counter-terrorism in the world, facilitating international cooperation in the global struggle against terrorism.' It also claims to be 'an independent think tank providing expertise in terrorism, counter-terrorism, homeland security, threat vulnerability and risk assessment, intelligence analysis and national security and defense policy.' However, its independence is rhetorical, in reality the Institute is fully signed up to the ideology of the 'war on terror'.<ref>ICT [http://www.ict.org.il/apage/5201.php About Us], accessed 7 January 2007</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 13:17, 3 February 2008
The International [Policy] Institute for Counter-Terrorism is an Israeli institute which is based in Herzliya, Israel. The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism is the shortened name for the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism; the short form is how the institute is most common.
The Centre was founded in 1996, and claims to be 'the leading academic institute for counter-terrorism in the world, facilitating international cooperation in the global struggle against terrorism.' It also claims to be 'an independent think tank providing expertise in terrorism, counter-terrorism, homeland security, threat vulnerability and risk assessment, intelligence analysis and national security and defense policy.' However, its independence is rhetorical, in reality the Institute is fully signed up to the ideology of the 'war on terror'.[1]
Contents
Principals
Board of Directors
- Shabtai Shavit Chairman, co-founder
- Uriel Reichman – co-founder
- Rafi Melnick
- Aharon Scherf – co-founder
- Dan Mirkin
- Avner Tal – co-founder
- Hans Kahn – co-founder
- Boaz Ganor – co-founder
(Source[2]
Contact, References and Resources
Contact
Resources
References
- ↑ ICT About Us, accessed 7 January 2007
- ↑ Founders and Board of Directors, IICT (Accessed: 3 February 2008)
