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According to [[Alexander Ritzmann]]'s biography in the publicity document for a panel debate held by the [[European Foundation for Democracy]]:
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:Alexander Ritzmann is a Senior Fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy and a former member of the Berlin State Parliament <ref>[http://www.sustainabilitank.info/2008/01/31/the-european-foundation-for-democracy-a-panel-debate-brussels-february-12-2008-%c2%b4the-hijacking-of-british-islam%c2%b4-12-february-2008/ A panel debate - Brussels: The Hijacking of British Islam 12 February 2008], The European Foundation for Democracy and the Transatlantic Institute, posted 31 January 2008.</ref>, he also was the vice chairman of the Free Democratic Party's parliamentary group. He served as the ranking member of his party on the homeland security and intelligence committees and was the spokesman for homeland security. His research focuses on the transatlantic aspects of the 'war on terrorism,' the radicalization of Muslims in Germany and the U.S., and Hezbollah and Hamas structures in Europe. <ref>[http://www.aicgs.org/fellows/bios/ritzmann.aspx AICGS Fellows Profile]AICGS Website, Accessed 13-July-2009</ref> Ritzmann has testified before the U.S. Congress and gave briefings at the German Ministry of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Council of the European Union. He is also advising members of the German Bundestag, the U.S. Congress and the European Parliament. <ref>[http://de-de.facebook.com/alexander.ritzmann Alexander Ritzman Facebook Profile] Facebook, Accessed 13-July-2009</ref>
:Alexander Ritzmann is a Senior Fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy and a former member of the Berlin's state parliament. He is an expert in international and homegrown terrorism, and immigration policies in Europe and the United States. He received his masters’ degree in political science from the Freie Universitaet Berlin. He was previously a research fellow with the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at the Johns Hopkins University in Washington D.C. A frequently consulted terrorism expert, Mr Ritzmann has testified on Hezbollah  before the US House of Representatives in the Foreign Affairs Committee, sub-committee on Europe. His views appear in numerous publications from around the world, such as Die Welt, Financial Times Deutschland, Wall Street Journal, [[Radio Free Europe]], [[Radio Liberty]] and many others.<ref>[http://www.sustainabilitank.info/2008/01/31/the-european-foundation-for-democracy-a-panel-debate-brussels-february-12-2008-%c2%b4the-hijacking-of-british-islam%c2%b4-12-february-2008/ A panel debate - Brussels: The Hijacking of British Islam 12 February 2008], The European Foundation for Democracy and the Transatlantic Institute, posted 31 January 2008.</ref>
 
  
 
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==Contact, References and Resources==
 
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:Facebook: [http://de-de.facebook.com/alexander.ritzmann Facebook Profile]
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*Spinprofiles [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Alexander_Ritzmann Alexander Ritzman]
 
*Ritzmann discusses the [http://www.archive.org/details/AICGSAlexanderRitzmannDiscussestheMythsAboutTerroristsandTheirBackgrounds Myths About Terrorists and Their Backgrounds], Audio, no date (Accessed: 3 February 2008)
 
*Ritzmann discusses the [http://www.archive.org/details/AICGSAlexanderRitzmannDiscussestheMythsAboutTerroristsandTheirBackgrounds Myths About Terrorists and Their Backgrounds], Audio, no date (Accessed: 3 February 2008)
 
*[http://www.aicgs.org/fellows/bios/ritzmann.aspx AICGS Fellows Profile] (Accessed: 3 February 2008)
 
*[http://www.aicgs.org/fellows/bios/ritzmann.aspx AICGS Fellows Profile] (Accessed: 3 February 2008)
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Alexander Ritzmann is a Senior Fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy and a former member of the Berlin State Parliament [1], he also was the vice chairman of the Free Democratic Party's parliamentary group. He served as the ranking member of his party on the homeland security and intelligence committees and was the spokesman for homeland security. His research focuses on the transatlantic aspects of the 'war on terrorism,' the radicalization of Muslims in Germany and the U.S., and Hezbollah and Hamas structures in Europe. [2] Ritzmann has testified before the U.S. Congress and gave briefings at the German Ministry of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Council of the European Union. He is also advising members of the German Bundestag, the U.S. Congress and the European Parliament. [3]

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Contact, References and Resources

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Facebook: Facebook Profile

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References

  1. A panel debate - Brussels: The Hijacking of British Islam 12 February 2008, The European Foundation for Democracy and the Transatlantic Institute, posted 31 January 2008.
  2. AICGS Fellows ProfileAICGS Website, Accessed 13-July-2009
  3. Alexander Ritzman Facebook Profile Facebook, Accessed 13-July-2009