Past Events

ICTS Seminar - “Jerusalem: Outlook for War or Peace?” - Dec. 21, 2015
ICTS Seminar - “Jerusalem: Outlook for War or Peace?” - Dec. 21, 2015
Issues including the historical, political, legal, and strategic context of Jerusalem was discussed by scholars and diplomats from the region.
Securing the Homeland: Information Sharing and the Role of Law Enforcement Seminar
Securing the Homeland: Information Sharing and the Role of Law Enforcement Seminar
On December 3, 2015, the Potomac Institute held a seminar entitled “Securing the Homeland: Information Sharing and the Role of Law Enforcement.” Michael Swetnam, CEO of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, provided the opening and closing remarks, and the panel included four distinguished g...
The Potomac Institute hosts ITAR Seminar
The Potomac Institute hosts ITAR Seminar
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Seminar hosted by the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. December 1, 2015
“U.S. Combating the Islamic State:    Is a New Strategic Blueprint Needed?”
“U.S. Combating the Islamic State: Is a New Strategic Blueprint Needed?”
In view of the expanding challenges of the “Caliphate without borders” at home and abroad, is there a need for a new American strategy “to degrade, and ultimately destroy ISIL”? Should the Islamic State be viewed as a threat equal or greater than al-Qa’ida for the U.S. and the internation...
ICTS Seminar - Russia’s Middle East Strategy: Quo Vadis?
ICTS Seminar - Russia’s Middle East Strategy: Quo Vadis?" - Oct. 23, 2015
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies International Center for Terrorism Studies Does Russia's latest involvement in the Syrian crisis marks a significant “game-changer” in the Middle East? Can this "surprise" development lead to an escalated confrontation or contribute to combating terrorism in...

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TERRORISM STUDIES AT

POTOMAC INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES

"Latin America's Security Outlook:
Challenges and Opportunities in the Post-Castro Era"

Latin America’s multiple security challenges include organized crime, terrorism, migration, economic development, and threats to democratic governance. Experts with governmental, academic, and professional experience discussed current and future trends as well as regional and global policy implications.

Opening remarks were given by General Alfred Gray, USMC (Ret.), Twenty-Ninth Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Senior Fellow and Chairman of the Board of Regents at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.The panel was moderated by Professor Yonah Alexander, Director, Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies and Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. The panel consisted of: Professor Margaret Hayes, former Director of the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at National Defense University, senior staff on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, visiting fellow at the Center for Naval Analyses, and currently, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University and Vice President of Evidence Based Research, Inc.; Diana Villiers Negroponte, Esq., Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Chair, The Wilson Center; Bruce Zagaris, Esq., partner at Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP specializing in international criminal law as well as regulatory and enforcement aspects; Fernando Jimenez, Esq., former legal advisor to the Inter-American Development Bank and Governor of the Basque Country in Spain and, currently, Director of TecnoLegal Consult LLC; and Professor Don Wallace, Jr., Chairman, International Law Institute. Closing remarks were given by General Alfred Gray, USMC (Ret.).

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