Past Events

2015 Navigator Awards
2015 Navigator Awards
The 2015 Navigator Awards
ICTS Seminar -The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Third Intifada or an Endgame? - October 2, 2015
ICTS Seminar -The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Third Intifada or an Endgame? - October 2, 2015
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies The Inter-University for Terrorism Studies The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Third Intifada or an Endgame? October 2, 2015
NATO's Mission in the Old-New Strategic Environment: Confronting Regional and Global Challenges
NATO's Mission in the Old-New Strategic Environment: Confronting Regional and Global Challenges
The most pressing security challenges facing NATO today and tomorrow include terrorism, homeland threats, cyber attacks, information warfare, the Ukraine crisis, piracy, and WMD proliferation. A new book, "NATO: From Regional to Global Security Provider" is released September 17, 2015 at a special ...
Combating Separatist Terrorism
Combating Separatist Terrorism
“Combating Separatist Terrorism: Assessment of Past Lessons, Future Outlook, and 'Best Practices' Response Strategies," August 27, 2015 at Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Since the establishment of the UN, many of the new or changed political entities created in the name of "self-determinati...
A Special Seminar on:
A Special Seminar on: "Terrorism Captives: Tactical, Legal, and Strategic Implications"
Kidnapping and hostage taking by state and non-state actors constitute a permanent fixture of terrorist tactics that is attractive and effective. The latest media focus on American and foreign captives in Iran, Syria, and elsewhere provides an opportunity to assess the historical lessons learned, an...

 Andrew Peterson is a Research Assistant Professor in the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at George Mason University. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Western Ontario under the supervision of Charles Weijer, Canada research Chair in Bioethics, and Adrian M. Owen, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Neuroscience and Imaging. Andrew’s research centers on bioethics and the philosophy of neuroscience, with specialization in the ethical treatment of individuals sever brain injuries. Andrew's research is situated in an international research program entitled, "The Ethics of Neuroimaging After Serious Brain Injury" funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Andrew was previously a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar at the Rotman Institute of Philosophy and the Brain and Mind Institute at the University of Western Ontario.