Combating Terrorism Center

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The Combating Terrorism Center is a centre at the US West Point Military Academy focusing on terrorism, counterterrorism, homeland security, and weapons of mass destruction. The Center was officially launched in February 2003 within the Department of Social Sciences at the U.S. Military Academy. According to its website it was funded by Vincent Viola, Chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange and "a 1977 graduate of West Point"[1]

Staff

GEN (r) John P. Abizaid - Distinguished Chair
LTC Joseph Felter - CTC Director
MAJ Scott Taylor - Executive Officer
Dr. Jarret Brachman - Director of Research
Dr. James Forest - Director of Terrorism Studies
Dr. Assaf Moghadam - Instructor and Research Associate
Mr. Bill Braniff - FBI Program Manager
Mr. Brian Fishman - Instructor and Senior Associate
Ms. Heidi Weber-FBI Operations Officer
Ms. Treshelle Griffith - Office Automations Assistant
Ms. Irina Garrido de Stanton - Office Administrator

Senior Fellows

Bruce Hoffman
David Franz
AMB Michael Sheehan

FBI Fellows

Dr. William McCants
Mr. Sammy Salama
Mr. Dan Coleman
Mr. Bob Fromme
Dr. Rebecca Molloy
Mr. Chris Heffelfinger

Department of Social Sciences

COL Michael J. Meese - Department Head
COL Cindy R. Jebb - Deputy Department Head

CTC Associates

LTC Isaiah Wilson
MAJ Paul Stanton
MAJ Fernando Lujan
Dr. Ruth Beitler
Dr. Matthew Levitt
Mr. Guy Filipelli
Dr. Frederick Moxley
MAJ Lorenzo Rios

Harmony Fellows

Mr. Vahid Brown
Mr. Jacob N. Shapiro
Mr. Warren Polensky
  1. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, About the Center (accessed 22 May 2008)