Congrats to CTSS at UMass Lowell

Department of Defense 2014 Minerva grant awards have been announced. UMass Lowell’s Center for Terrorism & Security Studies have received two of them – outstanding! Here is the formal UMass Lowell CTSS Press Release See the full list at: http://minerva.dtic.mil/funded.html

Review of The Terrorism Lectures

A favorable review of my book The Terrorism Lectures was recently published in the international scholarly journal Democracy and Security. Click here to download a copy of the review. Here’s a link to the publisher’s website, for more info on the book. http://www.nortiapress.com/shop/nonfiction/forest-terrorism-lectures/    

Video and Shapiro’s book The Terrorist’s Dilemma

Here’s a great 90 minute video of Jake Shapiro, Bruce Hoffman and Will McCants speaking at an event announcing the release of Jake’s new book, The Terrorist’s Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert Organizations. http://www.newamerica.net/events/2013/the_terrorists_dilemma His book systematically examines the structural differences between terrorist groups, discusses the core managerial challenges these groups Continue Reading

Launch Event Sept 24: Center for Terrorism & Security Studies

See the following link for details on the formal launch of the UML Center for Terrorism and Security Studies. Participants include: Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis III Former National Security Council Deputy for Counterterrorism Roger Cressey ‘87 National Counter Terrorism Center Deputy Director Nicholas Rasmussen FBI Boston Division Special Continue Reading