Council on Global Terrorism
The Council on Global Terrorism is a group of scholars and government officials. According to its website "the Council aims to facilitate dialogue between the most knowledgeable minds on terrorism and promote information-sharing that will have a direct impact on our ability to prevent and respond to future attacks."[1]
History
According to Domain Tools was created on 30 August 2006. The first public reference to group was in a Guardian article published on 27 June 2006.[2] According to Domain Tools the group's website is registered to a not-for-profit entity called the Atlantic Monthly Foundation, and press sources confirm is the institution behind the Council.[3]. It an affiliate of Atlantic Media which publishes The National Journal.[4]
In February 2007 the Council published a book called State of the Struggle: Report on the Battle against Global Terrorism. The book was originally a photocopy report for limited distribution, each section of which granted a letter grade to particular areas in the 'war on terror'. A summary at the end groups the grades into a final "report card".[5]
Staff
- Justine Rosenthal - Director
Members
- David Bradley - Media Executive
- Lee Hamilton - Politician
- Bruce Hoffman - Terror Expert
- Brian Michael Jenkins - Terror Expert
- Paul Pillar - Terror Expert
- Xavier Raufer - Terror Expert and criminologist
- Walter Reich - Terror Expert and Psychiatrist
- Fernando Reinares - Terror Expert
Affiliations
- Brookings Institution - Published State of the Struggle
Contact Information
- Address
- Council on Global Terrorism
- 600 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
- Washington, DC 20037
- Tel: 202.266.7036
- Fax: 202.266.6001
- Website:www.councilonglobalterrorism.org
- Email: media@councilonglobalterrorism.org
References
- ↑ Website of the Council on Global Terrorism About (accessed 8 May 2008)
- ↑ John Sutherland, 'The ideas interview: Justine Rosenthal', The Guardian, 27 June 2006
- ↑ John Sutherland, 'The ideas interview: Justine Rosenthal', The Guardian, 27 June 2006
- ↑ 'Al Qaeda's Pandemic', The National Journal, 2 September 2006
- ↑ Barnes & Noble, State of the Struggle (accessed 8 May 2008)
