Next Panel: “Reforming U.S. Counter-Terrorism Assistance Programs”
By Andrew Cochran
On Thursday, February 12, from 2 to 4 pm ET, Professor Yonah Alexander and I will co-chair a special seminar titled, “Reforming U.S. Counter-Terrorism Assistance Programs,” in room 2200 of the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Opening remarks will be delivered by Michael Swetnam, CEO and Chairman of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies; Rep. Brad Sherman, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs; and Rep. Edward R. Royce, the Subcommittee Ranking Member.
My co-chair, Prof. Alexander, is the distinguished Director of the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies and the author or editor of almost 100 books on the various aspects of terrorism and counter-terrorism policy. Prof. Alexander and I participated in panels last year on the evolution of U.S. counterterrorism policy, the outlook for Iran and the U.S., and on relations between Turkey and the U.S.
Our panelists will be:
Contributing Expert Michael Kraft, former State Department Counter-Terrorism Office Senior Advisor, and co-author of a recent study on U.S. antiterrorism training assistance and counter-terrorism funding programs;
Contributing Expert Victor Comras, Attorney/Consultant, former UNSC Counter-Terrorism Monitor, and former Director of the U.S. State Department's International and Counter-Terrorism Sanctions Programs; and
Contributing Expert Matthew Levitt, Director of the Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
The event is co-sponsored by the Counterterrorism Foundation; the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies, the International Center for Terrorism Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, and the Inter-University Center for Legal Studies at the International Law Institute.
We will prepare a transcript of the event for posting on this site. To RSVP, contact Michelle Zewin by e-mail or call 703-562-4522 with your name and affiliation. Acceptances only, please.
