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Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Senior Fellow Amb. David Smith has been keeping a close eye on France's proposal to sell Mistral amphibious assault ships to Russia. Amb. Smith, the Director of the Georgian Security Analysis Center in Tbilisi, writes in a recent issue of the publication Tabula that should the Russian navy acquire the ships, they would be "an ideal weapon for Russia to intimidate its neighbors in the Black Sea, the Baltic and in the western Pacific." But progress on the ship deal hasn't been all smooth sailing. And Amb. Smith notes that if the deal runs aground now, Georgia and other nations would breathe a sigh of relief. Click below to read the article in full.
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The Potomac Institute Press is pleased to announce that the new edition of Best Available Science: Fundamental Metrics for Evaluation of Scientific Claims is now available for purchase on Amazon.com. Click here to access order page.
In this updated and revised edition of Best Available Science: Fundamental Metrics for Evaluation of Scientific Claims, authors A. Alan Moghissi, Michael Swetnam, Betty R. Love and Sorin R. Straja draw on their decades of experience to provide straightforward, easy-to-understand guidance for policymakers tasked with evaluating scientific claims. Scientists and non-scientists alike will find the step-by-method outlined here to be invaluable in a world where new scientific developments are reported at a breathtaking pace.
Read more: "Best Available Science" Now Available on Amazon.com
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Board of Regents Member Dr. Rita Colwell was recently presented with the Stockholm Water Prize for 2010, for her work in combating waterborne infectious diseases. Dr. Colwell is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, and the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
In announcing Dr. Colwell's award, the Stockholm International Water Institute said, "She has made exceptional contributions to control the spread of cholera, a waterborne pathogen that infects 3 to 5 million people and leads to an estimated 120,000 deaths each year. Through her groundbreaking research, innovations and decades of scientific leadership, she has defined our current understanding of the ecology of infectious diseases and developed the use of advanced technologies to halt their spread." Click here to read more.
The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Wadsworth, PhD, President and CEO of Battelle Memorial Institute, will be a Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Navigator Award winner for 2010. Dr. Wadsworth and fellow awardees will be honored at a banquet at the Willard Hotel, Washington, DC, on October 21. Dr. Wadsworth has been President and CEO of Battelle Memorial Institute since January 2009. Battelle is the world’s largest nonprofit research and development organization, executing about $6B of work annually and employing about 21,000 people. Formed in 1925 as a charitable trust and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle counts among its successes the development of the Xerox machine, pioneering work on the compact disc, and a number of innovations in medical technology, telecommunications, environmental waste treatment, homeland security, and transportation.
Read more: Jeffrey Wadsworth, PhD, President and CEO of Battelle, to Receive Navigator Award
Dr. Tawfik Hamid is the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' Chair for the Study of Islamic Radicalism. He is an outspoken critic of terrorism and militancy, and writes and lectures frequently on the dangers of misinterpreting Islamic texts to support violence. In a recent episode of ABC News' 20/20, Dr. Hamid talks about his own early involvement in militancy, and the misinterpretation of Islamic teaching that he says leads to terrorism. Dr. Hamid appears several times in the broadcast. Click here to watch the episode in full.
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- ICTS Event: "Al-Qaida: Quo Vadis?"
- Dr. Tawfik Hamid on Koran Burning Threat
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