Past Events
ICTS Seminar - Al-Qa’ida: Sixteen Years after 9/11 and Beyond
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
International Center for Terrorism Studies
As we mark the 16th anniversary of 9/11, is the worst yet to come? Will al-Qa’ida and its expanding network continue to threaten global security concerns? And what are the prospects of the U.S. and its allies to ult...
ICTS Seminar - Combating Biological Terrorism: Roadmaps for Global Strategies
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
International Center for Terrorism Studies
August 24, 2017
Biological security concerns are a permanent fixture of history, ranging from Mother Nature’s infectious diseases to man-made threats. Recent epidemics, such as Ebola and Zika, and the potential dan...
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies CEO Michael Swetnam is quoted in CQ Weekly magazine in a report on shortcomings in US intelligence operations. In the wake of the attempted Christmas Day jet bombing, CQ Weekly took a critical look at weaknesses in the intelligence community's capacity to share and synthesize information. Says Swetnam,"After billions of dollars spent, after a totally reorganized intelligence community, we still don't have the ability to connect data." Click below to read the full article.