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The Potomac Institute Press is pleased to announce that Al-Qa’ida: Ten Years After 9/11 and Beyond (Potomac Institute Press, 2012) by ICTS Director Prof. Yonah Alexander and Institute Chairman and CEO Michael S. Swetnam, is now available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle editions. Click here to access the Amazon listing for the paperback; click here to access the Kindle listing.
Al-Qa'ida: Ten Years After 9/11 and Beyond covers the evolution of the terrorist group in the critical years since the 9/11 attacks and in the wake of the death of its founder, Usama bin Laden. As the authors note, the al-Qa'ida central organization may be slowly dying, but its offshoots around the world live on. The new book is a follow-up to the authors’ 2001 book, Usama Bin Laden’s Al-Qa’ida: Profile of a Terrorist Network (Transnational Publishers, 2001), which came out just months before the 9/11 attacks and was widely read by scholars, journalists, and the public.
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The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to announce that Amy K.C.S. Vanderbilt, PhD, has been named a Senior Fellow of the Institute. Dr. Vanderbilt is Founder and Chief Strategist at consulting and marketing firm TrendPOV.com in the Washington, D.C. area, and is the creator of the award-winning Early Math Series books, which are designed to introduce young children to mathematical concepts. She is an advocate for early technical education and STEM education initiatives.
Commenting on her appointment, Dr. Vanderbilt said, "The Potomac Institute is widely regarded as THE think tank for technology and policy in the United States. Given the immense accomplishments of the other Senior Fellows, I am humbled and thrilled to be considered their peer.”
Senior Research Fellow Jamie Barnett is currently serving under an IPA agreement as Chief, Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau, for the Federal Communications Commission. In an interview with Signal magazine, he talked about the FCC's effort to develop a next-generation Emergency Alert System to succeed the old broadcast system, an effort he is leading. “We want to get alerts to mobile devices, smartphones, whatever technology that is adopted by the consumer, we want to get them an alert,” he says. Click here to read the article in full.
Prof. Yonah Alexander is the Director of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' International Center for Terrorism Studies. In an interview with the Royal Society of Chemistry's Chemistry World, he reacted to concerns that a recent EPA action could increase terrorist threats to chemical plants. He warns that the EPA's decision to publish some of its risk management procedures online is a mistake that could increase plant vulnerability. Click here to read the article in full.
The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to announce the creation of the new Potomac Institute Cyber Center, under the direction of Amb. David Smith (Ret.). The PICC will offer multi-disciplinary technology policy expertise, experience, analysis and exposure to the discussion and development of cybersecurity in the democratic countries. Areas of focus will include Department of Defense cyber doctrine, cyber terrorism, cyber warfare, public-private collaboration for the protection of privately-held critical infrastructure, international cyber policies and treaties, protection of intellectual property and copyright on the Internet, and other emerging areas of concern. Click here for more details about the PICC. Click below to watch comments from PICC Director, Amb. David Smith. Click here to follow the PICC on Twitter, and here to read the PICC blog.