Professor Yonah Alexander Testifies Before Congress

February 18, 2005

News Release

Washington, D.C. – On February 16, Professor Yonah Alexander, Director of the Potomac Institute's International Center for Terrorism Studies, appeared before the House Committee on International Relations' Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia and Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation to speak on "Iran: A Quarter-Century of State Sponsored Terrorism."

Professor Alexander addressed the following topics: 

I.  Introduction: Academic Work Related to Terrorism and Iran

II.  Terrorism in the 21st Century: Threat Assessment Overview

III.  State Sponsorship of Terrorism: Some Perspectives

IV.  Iran's Sponsorship of Terrorism: Strategic and Tactical Perspectives

V.  Iran's Sponsorship and Support of Selected Terrorist Groups and Operations

VI.  Responses to Terrorism for the 21st Century: A Best Practices Agenda

VII.  Responses to Iran's Sponsorship of Terrorism: Recommendations

VIII.  Summary and Conclusions

For more information on the testimony, please contact the Institute at (703) 525-0770.

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