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Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies Report is Vital in Understanding 'Arc of Instability'
"Morocco on the Move" recently published three articles referencing IUCTS study titled "Terrorism in North Africa & the Sahel in 2012: Global Reach and Implications." Maps and other information were central to the coverage that includes comments by United Nations Security Council, discussion of Al Qaeda presence in Polisario camps, and coverage of the Arc of Instability.
- http://moroccoonthemove.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/africas-arc-of-instability-an-investigative-report-by-the-toronto-star/
- http://moroccoonthemove.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/perilous-desert-warns-of-qaeda-threat-in-sahara-polisario-run-camps-m-e-online/
- http://moroccoonthemove.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/arc-of-instability-could-turn-africa-into-launch-pad-for-terrorist-attacks-un-security-council/
Potomac Institute Welcomes Eric Womble, Senior Fellow
Eric Womble joins the Potomac Institute with many years of experience in the defense industry and the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. federal government.
Mr. Womble was an executive at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding and Huntington Ingalls Industries from 2004 through 2012. He was initially responsible for Large Deck Amphibious program and then the Advanced Capabilities Group that did R&D, strategic planning, advanced concepts and new business development for the Shipbuilding sector, which had $6 billion in annual sales. While at HII and Northrop Grumman Corporation, he also served in leading Corporate Programs Division.
He has over 23 years of experience serving in the Executive and Legislative Branches of the United States federal government. He became the National Security Advisor for Senator Trent Lott, Mississippi, in 1995. He was instrumental in setting and passing legislation and appropriations that positively impacted the Department of Defense, its service members and their families. He also coordinated all military, legislative and budget activities with the Pentagon, other Congressional offices, industry, academic institutions, the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Defense and Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittees.
The Potomac Institute is Pleased to Announce "AL GRAY, MARINE: The Early Years, 1950-1967, Vol I" by Scott Laidig is Available for Purchase
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The Potomac Institute Press is pleased to announce that AL GRAY, MARINE: The Early Years, 1950-1967; Volume 1 by Scott Laidig is now available for purchase. This first volume of the AL GRAY, MARINE series has been released in hardbound and Kindle versions only. Click here to purchase the hardbound edition from the Potomac Institute Bookstore text, see samples, and read endorsements. Click here to purchase to purchase the Kindle version from Amazon.com. Click here to purchase the hardback version from Amazon.com.
Promoting peace and religious tolerance is the best way to reclaim territory from extreme branches of religion, and experts and leaders on these topics gathered May 9 at a panel discussion co-hosted by the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies (Potomac Institute for Policy Studies) and the International Law Institute.
Introducing “The Power of Sufism to Resist Radical Thoughts in Islam,” Kim Phan, Executive Director of the International Law Institute, said that to achieve economic growth in developing countries, the rule of law and security need to be in place.
Professor Yonah Alexander, Director, Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies, observed that if quantity and quality of tolerance and ecumenical reconciliation can be raised, than the better chance for more peaceful resolutions of conflicts worldwide.
Khawaja Farooq Renzu Shah, the keynote speaker, said Sufism has historically played a role in promoting peace and religious tolerance, and that it can reclaim that role from the more extreme brands of Islam that have recently begun to take hold across the world.
In the News: Potomac Institute is focus in Cyber Security Policy article - National Defense Magazine
Amb David Smith, Potomac Institute Cyber Center director, was featured as cybersecurity policy expert in an upcoming (June) article of National Defense Magazine. The article discusses the President's executive order aimed at guarding critical infrastructure in private hands from cyber-espionage and attacks:
“With the possible exception of the electricity grid, there are no bigger targets than the defense industrial base,” said former Ambassador David J. Smith, who now serves as the director of the Potomac Institute’s Cyber Center. The institute is an Arlington, Va.-based think tank.
The widespread theft of intellectual property from U.S. defense firms by hackers in China and Russia are operations of strategic importance, Smith said.
“We are talking about nation states targeting the U.S. government and the holders of its intellectual property,” he said. China and Russia are trying to equalize their technology with the United States and cannot do it on their own.
...The problem can be tackled without strict laws, Smith said. Industry is saying, “Please don’t give us a bunch of rules and regulations that are going to be outdated literally before the ink dries,” he said.
Technology moves fast. Congress moves slowly. It is best to have broad mandates, he said.
The legislation should set up performance-based goals companies should meet, and make them structure their solutions so their defenses against network intrusions can be tested. But they should be free to come up with their own ideas, Smith said.
There are some positive signs this year as lawmakers again try to pass cybersecurity legislation, he said.
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