The Honorable Charles Herzfeld, PhD, is a Senior Fellow and Member of the Board of Regents of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.  He has often been called the "godfather" of the internet, for his role in the development of the Defense Department's original ARPAnet computer network, four decades ago. In a program produced by the Arlington County TV online and cable channels, "ARPAnet: The Team Behind the Internet," Dr. Herzfeld and other members of the original development team talk about the excitement of building the foundations for the modern internet. Click here to watch the episode on Arlington TV's website.  

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Chairman and CEO Michael Swetnam is an intelligence and national security expert, a former CIA official and current member of the Technical Advisory Group supporting the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.  In comments to the National Journal, he analyzed the impact that Osama bin Laden's death will have on followers. “I think his death will help turn al-Qaida back into the fringe terrorist group it was in the 1980s," says Swetnam. Click below to read the article in full.  

Donald A. Donahue, DHEd, is the Director of the Health Policy and Preparedness Program at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.  In an op-ed for the Washington Times, he writes that as the nation's attention shifted to the killing of the world's most-wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden, a series of disturbing events on our home soil provided a reminder that the threat of terrorism is far from defeated. In this case, powder-laden envelopes were being discovered at a number of schools.  While the powder appears to have been harmless, the ability to carry out this perhaps "hoax" attack reveals that we are still very vulnerable.  Click here to read the article in full.  

Dr. Tawfik Hamid, Chair for the Study of Islamic Radicalism at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, is an Egyptian-American scholar and author of the book Inside Jihad.  In an interview with Voice of America, he talked about Egypt's warming relations with Iran following the fall of Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak. It's a development that the US and allies are watching closely.  Click here to read and watch.