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Center for Neurotechnology Studies

CNS focuses on cutting-edge research on the brain, mind, and technologies that interact with the nervous system. Click here to learn more.

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International Center for Terrorism Studies

Click here for more on Yonah Alexander's work in Terrorism Studies.

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Health News Headlines

Don Donahue, Director of CHPP, provides commentary on the latest health news...

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New Online Scientific Journal Debuts

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The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to announce that its Potomac Institute Press has launched a new online publication, Synesis: A Journal of Science, Technology, Ethics and Policy, www.synesisjournal.com. Synesis will be a forum for critical thinking and for analysis of the science, ethics and policy needed for successful human endeavor in a wide range of fields. The Editor-in-Chief of Synesis is Prof. James Giordano, PhD, Chair of Academic Programs and Director of the Center for Neurotechnology Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, and Senior Research Associate at the Wellcome Centre for Neuroethics and Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, UK.

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CHPP Executive Director Donald Donahue on Homeland Security Education

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Donald A. Donahue, DHEd, is the Executive Director of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' Center for Health Policy & Preparedness.  In a recent issue of the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, he writes that it's time for the academic community to take the lead in training a new class of highly-skilled homeland security professionals. Dr. Donahue also describes how such an academic curriculum might be structured. Co-authors of the article include Dr. Stephen Cunnion, Medical Director of the Center for Health Policy & Preparedness. Click here to read the article in full.    
 

BGen David Reist, USMC (Ret.) on The Jim Bohannon Show

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BGen David Reist, USMC (Ret.) is a Senior Research Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.  During his career in the Marine Corps, he gained extensive experience in Iraq, including service as Deputy Commanding General for Economics, Governance, and Tribal Engagement in Anbar Province - a post he held during the time of the "Anbar Awakening."  On the day after the March 7 Iraqi parliamentary elections, he spoke at length about the way forward in Iraq as a guest on the The Jim Bohannon Show, which airs on stations across the country. Click here to listen to the show in its entirety.  
 

Col. Gary Anderson on Iraqi Elections

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Col. Gary Anderson, USMC (Ret.) is a Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies who has just returned from a State Department assignment in Iraq.  In a recent analysis of the Iraqi parliamentary elections, he described the deep skepticism  he says many Iraqis feel about the election process as well as ongoing problems of corruption in Iraqi government institutions. Click here to read his comments in full.  
 

Dr. Tawfik Hamid Talks to KDVR TV

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Dr. Tawfik Hamid, Chair for the Study of Islamic Radicalism at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, was interviewed recently by Fox News affiliate KDVR in Denver. Dr. Hamid, a former member of a radical Islamic organization, spoke frankly about the process of indoctrination that is used to recruit young people into a life of radicalism and terrorism. Click here to watch his appearance on KDVR.
 
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The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is an independent, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit public policy research institute. The Institute identifies and aggressively shepherds discussion on key science and technology issues facing our society. From these discussions and forums, we develop meaningful science and technology policy options and ensure their implementation at the intersection of business and government.

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Scientific and Philosophical Perspectives in Neuroethics

A compilation of recent scholarly works exploring important developments in neuroscience and neurotechnology, and addressing the philosophical, ethical, and social issues and problems that such advancements generate.

Edited by James Giordano and Bert Gordijn

Hard cover, 388 pages
ISBN# 978-0-521-87855-5
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Counter-Insurgency: Past, Present and Future

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Frank Hoffman provides in-depth insights to new Army and Marine Corps counter-insurgency techniques, and discusses how these concepts of counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency approaches may be applicable both today and in the future