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The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to announce that a new blog by CEO Mike Swetnam is joining our ranks of expert blog sites: click here to access the site. The new blog will provide an opportunity for observations on science and technology policy issues and trends, and a forum for comments and sharing of ideas. We hope you'll visit the blog site often and share your comments with us!
Blog site: http://potomacinstituteceo.wordpress.com/
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Senior Fellow Amb. David Smith (Ret.) is the Director of the Potomac Institute Cyber Center. He is a cyber security and cyber policy analyst, and a former US arms negotiator. As Director of the PICC, Amb. Smith organized a special panel discussion on Fundamentals of Chinese Information Warfare and Impacts on the Western World on May 11, which was widely attended by representatives of government and private sector entities engaged in cyber security. In an article on the AOL Defense website he commented about the perceived Chinese threat to cyber infrastructure. Click here to read the article in full.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 07:55
The Potomac Institute Cyber Center hosted a special program on Fundamentals of Chinese Information Warfare and Impacts on the Western World on Friday, May 11, 2012. The guest speakers included William T. Hagestad II, author of the new book 21st Century Chinese Cyberwarfare (IT Governance, 2012). Click below to watch a video of the event.
Please note: The views of guest speakers are the speakers' alone and do not represent the views of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies or its staff. The Potomac Institute is a non-partisan, not-for-profit research organization dedicated to the free exchange of ideas for the purpose of informing public policy.
Click here to view slides that accompanied this presentation.
Read more: Video: Fundamentals of Chinese Information Warfare
The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to announce that Lt. Gen. Donald C. Wurster, USAF (Ret.) has been named a Senior Fellow and Member of the Board of Regents. Lt. Gen. Wurster retired in August, 2011 from his post as Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Institute Chairman and CEO Michael Swetnam welcomed Lt. Gen. Wurster's appointment, commenting, "Lt. Gen. Wurster is one of the finest senior officers to serve this country during the past decade of conflict. His vast knowledge and experience will be a tremendous asset for the Institute. The Board of Director and I take great pleasure in announcing his election to our Board of Regents."
Academic Fellow Ben Sheppard, PhD, is a counterterrorism expert and analyst, and the author of the book The Psychology of Strategic Terrorism. In an interview on Washington, DC's FOX-5 News, he reacted to the latest findings about a foiled al-Qa'ida plot to bomb a US-bound airliner. Dr. Sheppard notes that the unraveling of the plot has given US authorities a valuable opportunity to study a captured example of the terrorist group's bomb-making handiwork. Click below to watch the story in full.
Mueller: Plot shows need for surveillance power: MyFoxDC.com
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