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Terrorism / Global Violence Experts
University of Maryland researchers are available to discuss the state of terrorism in the United States and around the world - as well as various aspects of U.S. readiness to anticipate and respond to attacks.
For expertise on Iraq-related issues, check these related sites: http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/experts/hottopic.cfm?hotlist_id=104
http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/sociss/release.cfm?ArticleID=1492
Experts may be contacted directly (see listings below)
Experts are listed alphabetically
Number of experts found: 8
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I.M. "Mac" Destler
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Professor
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School of Public Policy
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Expertise Key Words:
International security and U.S. foreign policy; homeland security agency reorganization; National Security Council; International trade.
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Home phone
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Cell phone
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 6357
202-328-9000
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703 759 0588
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703.408.3447
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mdestler@umd.edu
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Arie W. Kruglanski
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Distinguished University Professor
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Psychology
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Expertise Key Words:
Co-directs National Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (U.S. Department of Homeland Security-sponsored center of excellence based at Maryland).
The psychology of terrorism; terrorist motivations; terror group dynamics; suicide terrorists; decision to use violence.
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 5918
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301 984 1130
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arie@psyc.umd.edu
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Gary D. LaFree
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Dir. and Prof.
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START (Natl. Consortium Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism)
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Expertise Key Words:
Trends in terrorism; terror statistics; using behavioral science to combat terror; national and international crime trends; directs National Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security-sponsored center of excellence based at Maryland); Webcam.
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Cell phone
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301 405 6655
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301 518 2491
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glafree@msn.com
glafree@umd.edu
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Richard A. Livingston
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Adjunct Prof
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Materials Science & Engineering
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Expertise Key Words:
Nanotechnology of concrete, Cement chemistry
Concrete durability, Bridge inspection monitoring technology, Chaos theory of structures
Acid rain effects on sculpture, Stone deterioration
Monuments conservation:
National Cathedral
Colonial Williamsburg
Statue of Liberty
Parthenon
Taj Mahal
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202 797 1072
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202 797 1072
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202 797 1072
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rliving1@umd.edu
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Brian MacDevitt
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Assoc Prof
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School of Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
Lighting Design
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301 405 6643
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bmacdld@umd.edu
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Aaron W. Mannes
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Researcher
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Institute for Advanced Computer Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
Terrorism, Middle East politics, Homeland Security, North Korea and its designation as a terror sponsoring nation
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Expertise Credentials:
Aaron Mannes, author of the TerrorWonk Plus (www.terrorwonk.com) and Profiles in Terror: The Guide to Middle East Terrorist Organizations (Rowman & Littlefield-JINSA Press 2004), researches terrorism and international affairs at the University of Maryland's Laboratory for Computational Cultural Dynamics (http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/research/LCCD/). He has written numerous articles on Middle East affairs, terrorism, and other international security issues for popular and scholarly publications including Policy Review, The Wall Street Journal Europe, The Jerusalem Post, National Review Online, The New York Post, Weekly Standard, and The Journal of International Security Affairs. Mr. Mannes also speaks to groups throughout the United States and has been interviewed on radio and television worldwide.
From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Mannes was the Director of Research at the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), where he wrote numerous papers and helped to establish MEMRI as the English speaking world's leading source of translations and analysis of the Middle East media.
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Web Site(s):
 TheTerrorWonk Plus
Veepcritique
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2404723839
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amannes@umd.edu
aaron.mannes@gmail.com
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Address:
2126 A.V. Williams Building
College Park, MD 20742
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Degrees:
MA, Liberal Arts, St. John's College
BSSP, Communications, Emerson College
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Publication(s):
Egypt's Drive for Military Parity with Israel: Journal of International Security Affairs, Winter 2002
A Reformer in Egypt: Policy Review, December 2002
More Military Aid to Pakistan? The Huffington Post, November 22, 2010
Review of "Winning the Long War": Journal of Middle East and Africa, Fall 2010
Keeping Tabs on Terrorists: Wall St. Journal Asia, August 22, 2010
Calculated Terror: Foreign Policy, December 15, 2009
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William M. Nolte
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Research Professor
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School of Public Policy
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Expertise Key Words:
Intelligence and National Security;
Intelligence and Homeland Security;
The Ethics of Intelligence;
Congress and the American Intelligence Community
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301 405 3331
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wnolte@umd.edu
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John D. Steinbruner
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Director, Center for International Security Studies at Maryland
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School of Public Policy
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Expertise Key Words:
Iraq violence:International security, arms control, nuclear weapons proliferation, managing bioterror risk, Russia, Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin.
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301-405-4578
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202-244-9142
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jsteinbr@umd.edu
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