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Today a particular focal point for terrorism experts within the [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service|School of Foreign Service]] is the [[Center for Security Studies]] (originally known a s the [[Center for Peace and Security Studies]]). Established in 2000 by [[Michael E. Brown]], the Center’s declared mission is to ‘create a hub where the academic and policy communities meet’<ref>CPASS, [http://cpass.georgetown.edu/center/about/ About the Center for Peace and Security Studies], (accessed 19 June 2008)</ref> The Center’s founder left to join [[terrorexpertise:George Washington University|George Washington University]] in 2005 and since then the Center has been headed by terrorism expert [[Daniel Byman]]. Byman is currently an expert at the [[Brookings Institution]] and previously spent five years at the [[terrorexpertise:RAND Corporation|RAND Corporation]]. One of Byman’s colleagues at the Center [[Bruce Hoffman]] is perhaps the most significant addition to Georgetown’s staff in recent years. Hoffman, whose employment at Georgetown was announced on 12 July 2006<ref>Georgetown University New, [http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=16692 ‘Terrorism Expert Bruce Hoffman Joins Faculty’], 12 July 2006</ref>, is also a former RAND analyst. He helped set up the [[Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence]] at St. Andrews University and is one of America’s most high profile terrorism experts. The Center for Peace and Security Studies also houses [[Paul Pillar]], a former CIA analyst, prolific media pundit and [[Brookings Institution]] analyst. | Today a particular focal point for terrorism experts within the [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service|School of Foreign Service]] is the [[Center for Security Studies]] (originally known a s the [[Center for Peace and Security Studies]]). Established in 2000 by [[Michael E. Brown]], the Center’s declared mission is to ‘create a hub where the academic and policy communities meet’<ref>CPASS, [http://cpass.georgetown.edu/center/about/ About the Center for Peace and Security Studies], (accessed 19 June 2008)</ref> The Center’s founder left to join [[terrorexpertise:George Washington University|George Washington University]] in 2005 and since then the Center has been headed by terrorism expert [[Daniel Byman]]. Byman is currently an expert at the [[Brookings Institution]] and previously spent five years at the [[terrorexpertise:RAND Corporation|RAND Corporation]]. One of Byman’s colleagues at the Center [[Bruce Hoffman]] is perhaps the most significant addition to Georgetown’s staff in recent years. Hoffman, whose employment at Georgetown was announced on 12 July 2006<ref>Georgetown University New, [http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=16692 ‘Terrorism Expert Bruce Hoffman Joins Faculty’], 12 July 2006</ref>, is also a former RAND analyst. He helped set up the [[Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence]] at St. Andrews University and is one of America’s most high profile terrorism experts. The Center for Peace and Security Studies also houses [[Paul Pillar]], a former CIA analyst, prolific media pundit and [[Brookings Institution]] analyst. | ||
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| + | *[[Georgetown Security Studies Review]] - journal of the Center created in 2012. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:Terrorism Industry]] | [[Category:Terrorism Industry]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:33, 30 November 2014
Today a particular focal point for terrorism experts within the School of Foreign Service is the Center for Security Studies (originally known a s the Center for Peace and Security Studies). Established in 2000 by Michael E. Brown, the Center’s declared mission is to ‘create a hub where the academic and policy communities meet’[1] The Center’s founder left to join George Washington University in 2005 and since then the Center has been headed by terrorism expert Daniel Byman. Byman is currently an expert at the Brookings Institution and previously spent five years at the RAND Corporation. One of Byman’s colleagues at the Center Bruce Hoffman is perhaps the most significant addition to Georgetown’s staff in recent years. Hoffman, whose employment at Georgetown was announced on 12 July 2006[2], is also a former RAND analyst. He helped set up the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at St. Andrews University and is one of America’s most high profile terrorism experts. The Center for Peace and Security Studies also houses Paul Pillar, a former CIA analyst, prolific media pundit and Brookings Institution analyst.
See also
- Georgetown Security Studies Review - journal of the Center created in 2012.
Notes
- ↑ CPASS, About the Center for Peace and Security Studies, (accessed 19 June 2008)
- ↑ Georgetown University New, ‘Terrorism Expert Bruce Hoffman Joins Faculty’, 12 July 2006
