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Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Senior Fellow Amb. David Smith, (Ret.), is the Director of the Georgian Security Analysis Center in Tbilisi, Georgia. In a recent column for the Georgian publication Tabula, he writes that as Western nations are marking this year's anniversary of the Allied victory over the Nazis in World War II, it's worth noting that Russia is celebrating the occasion, too - despite the Soviets' subsequent history of repression. Smith writes that Moscow's V-E Day parade was expected to feature "20,000 troops, 100 vehicles and flag-bedecked Mi-8 helicopters," a display that he suggests strikes a false note, given Russia's apparent nostalgia for the bad old days of the Soviet Union. Click below to read the article in full.
Prof. Yonah Alexander, PhD, is the Director of the Institute's International Center for Terrorism Studies. In comments to Canada's Global National TV network, he reacted to the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound and the discovery of valuable intelligence information hidden inside. Click here to watch the report in full.
Dr. Tawfik Hamid, Chair for the Study of Islamic Radicalism at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, is the author of the book Inside Jihad. In an interview with The Christian Science Monitor, he gauged the risk of revenge attacks by Al Qaeda following the death of Osama bin Laden. According to Dr. Hamid, the risk is high. "Revenge is very important to them," he says, referring to the remaining members of Al Qaeda. Click here to read the article in full.
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Senior Fellow Amb. David Smith, (Ret.), Director of the Georgian Security Analysis Center in Tbilisi, Georgia, will speak at the International Cyber Defence Conference in Istanbul, Turkey on May 16, 2011. Together with Khatuna Mshvidobadze, Senior Associate at the Georgian Security Analysis Center, he will present, "Russia, Georgia and the Shape of Cyber Wars to Come." The presentation builds upon Smith's recent article,"Moscow: Darkness at 'X' Hour" in Tabula and Mshvidobadze's article in Jane's Defence Weekly, "Is Russia on the Wrong Side of the Net?" The Istanbul conference is sponsored by the Cyber Security Forum Initiative.
Prof. Yonah Alexander, PhD, is the Director of the Institute's International Center for Terrorism Studies. In an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, he commented on the analysis of records and materials recovered from the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan. Prof. Alexander says officials will be looking to derail any planned attacks and to learn as much as possible about Al Qaeda and its membership. Click here to access the Australian Broadcasting Corp. website and to watch the report in full.