Author Archives: Leslie Wukstich

Dr. Sharad Joshi Co-authors Book Chapter, “The Transnational Security Threat From D-Company” in The Future of Counterinsurgency: Contemporary Debates in Internal Security Strategy

Sharad Joshi, Gretchen Peters, and Phil Williams
in The Future of Counterinsurgency: Contemporary Debates in Internal Security Strategy by Lawrence E. Cline and Paul Shemella, Editors, Praeger, 2015

Jeffrey M. Bale interviewed by Vice News

NPTS Professor and MonTREP Senior Researcher Jeffrey M. Bale was among those interviewed by Vice News concerning the 28 pages redacted by the Bush Administration from the US Government’s bipartisan 9/11 Report, which provided evidence of the reported involvement of Saudi officials in providing aid to some of the 9/11 hijackers. View full article here: https://news.vice.com/article/campaign-mounts-to-declassify-911-reports-references-to-alleged-saudi-involvement?utm_source=vicenewsfb

“Special Operations in Counterterrorism” Workshop Provides Unique Opportunity for NPTS Students

teaching moment Howard

The Monterey Terrorism Research and Education Program at the Monterey Institute hosted its second annual workshop on special operations in counterterrorism bringing in experts in the field toMIIS to present March 28-30, 2014. Guest speakers from ranging from active duty military officers from Naval Post Graduate School’s Defense Analysis Department, Linda Robinson from RAND, as well as specialists from many other special operations fields, explored intelligence and SOF related challenges related to their roles in countering terrorism threats. Both intelligence and SOF have been instrumental in addressing all major threats to US National Security for the past several decades, however, since 9/11 both have increased in importance to U.S. policy makers as they address America’s new enemies; transnational, non-state actors with global reach and who are seeking access to weapons of mass destruction.

 

Terrorism Studies Club Meeting — Career Strategies

February 14, 2014 from 12:00-1:30PM, Morse B105

With the career fair on February 28 and many of us enveloped in job / internship applications, the meeting will be led by General Howard and he will speak about networking, how to get interviews, resume building, the logistics of finding jobs. General Howard will be looking at resumes and offering invaluable advice so please bring your resumes.