Past Events

ICTS Seminar - Post-Attempted Coup in Turkey: Quo Vadis? - Aug. 3, 2016
ICTS Seminar - Post-Attempted Coup in Turkey: Quo Vadis? - Aug. 3, 2016
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies August 3, 2016 Place: The International Law Institute In the wake of the failed coup in July, many questions have arisen both domestically and internationally regarding Turkey’s future political, social, economic, and strategic direction. Interdisciplinary ac...
ICTS Event -The Lone Wolf Terrorist: Past Lessons, Future Outlook, and Response Strategies
ICTS Event -The Lone Wolf Terrorist: Past Lessons, Future Outlook, and Response Strategies
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies July 27, 2016 The latest terrorist incidents in Nice, Baton Rouge, Dallas, Orlando and elsewhere, are once again a grim reminder of the expanding operational roles of "lone wolves." Whether they are self-radicalized or linked to home-grown or foreign groups, the...
ICTS Seminar -“Aviation Security: Past Lessons, Future Outlook, and ‘Best Practices’ Responses”
ICTS Seminar -“Aviation Security: Past Lessons, Future Outlook, and ‘Best Practices’ Responses”
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies June 28, 2016 From aircraft hijackings in the 1970s to 9/11 and the mystery of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in 2014 to the latest destruction of EgyptAir Flight 804 in 2016, critical questions regarding the future outlook for aviation security continue to ch...
ICTS Seminar - Latin American Security Challenges: From the Olympics to Zika - June 23, 2016
ICTS Seminar - Latin American Security Challenges: From the Olympics to Zika - June 23, 2016
International Center for Terrorism Studies at The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies, Inter-University Center for Legal Studies at the International Law Institute, Center for National Security Law-University of Virginia School of Law Latin America i...
ICTS Seminar - Maritime Security: Quo Vadis? - May 23, 2016
ICTS Seminar - Maritime Security: Quo Vadis? - May 23, 2016
International Center for Terrorism Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies, Inter-University Center for Legal Studies at the International Law Institute, Center for National Security Law at University of Virginia School of Law The latest t...
ICTS Seminar  - Populist Politics: From Protests to Violence - May 10, 2016
ICTS Seminar - Populist Politics: From Protests to Violence - May 10, 2016
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies International Center for Terrorism Studies, at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies May 10, 2016 The current election campaigns in the United States and abroad have once again refocused the world’s attention on “populist politics.” Single-issue concern...

Prof. James Giordano, PhD, is Vice President for Academic Programs and Director of the Center for Neurotechnology Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.  In the latest post on his blog Neurosecurity, he writes about the ongoing debate over the application of neuroscience and neurotechnology in national security, intelligence and defense (NSID).  Prof. Giordano notes that some in the neuroscientific community have called for their colleagues to disavow any involvement in NSID.  But he argues that while ethical and moral probity must be maintained, avoidance is not the answer. Prof. Giordano writes, "Thus, I call for some – but certainly not all – neuroscientists and neuroethicists to be actively involved in the discussion and debate, as informed, experienced experts at those tables where guidelines and policies are made, to work proactively to provide lenses and voices to report what neuroscience can and cannot do, and to be participatory in the formulation of directives that shape and govern the ways that neuroS/T should – and should not – be utilized."  Click here to read the post in full.