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Dr. James Forest	Dr. James Forest is the Director of Terrorism Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science at the U.S. Military Academy, where he has worked since 2001. He teaches undergraduate courses in terrorism, counterterrorism, information warfare, international relations and sub-Saharan Africa. His research covers topics such as recruitment, training, and organizational knowledge transfer. He holds a top secret clearance with the U.S. Department of Defense, and was selected by the Center for American Progress and Foreign Policy Magazine as one of "100 of America's most esteemed terrorism and national security experts" and participated in their Terrorism Index studies for the past three years. He has been an invited speaker at a variety of government seminars, national and international conferences, and other venues. Recent overseas lectures have included Zurich (Switzerland), Ankara (Turkey), Haifa (Israel), and St. Andrews (Scotland). Here are handouts [PDF] from two U.S. presentations: The Final Act: Ideologies of Catastrophic Terror, prepared for the Fund for Peace conference, "Threat Convergence: Possible New Pathways to Proliferation?" Static and Interactive Frames of Terrorism Analysis, prepared for the CATO Institute conference, "Shaping the New Administration's Counterterrorism Strategy" Dr. Forest received his graduate degrees from Stanford University and Boston College, and undergraduate degrees from Georgetown University and De Anza College.

Publications:	Dr. Forest has published several books and monographs, including: *Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century* (3 volumes, 2007: Praeger Security International) *Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism* (2007, McGraw-Hill, with Russel Howard) Teaching Terror: Strategic and Tactical Learning in the Terrorist World (2006: Rowman & Littlefield) *Homeland Security: Protecting America's Targets* (3 volumes, 2006: Praeger Security International) *Oil and Terrorism in the New Gulf* (2006: Lexington, with MAJ Matt Sousa) *The Making of a Terrorist: Recruitment, Training and Root Causes* (3 volumes, 2005: Praeger Security International) Homeland Security *and Terrorism* (2005: McGraw-Hill, with Russell Howard and Joanne Moore) and a 206-page Annotated Bibliography of Research on Terrorism and Counterterrorism. He has also published in several journals, including Democracy and Security, the Cambridge Review of International Affairs and the Journal of Political Science Education, as well as several book chapters on national security, terrorism, cyberterrorism, and knowledge transfer. Recent articles include: Security in Sub-Saharan Africa, speech delivered at the 13th Annual International Development Conference, JFK School of Government, Harvard University (April 2007) Combating Terrorist and Criminal Networks, paper delivered at the the U.S. Department of State/Fund for Peace Threat Convergence workshop in Zurich, Switzerland (March 2007). Countering Countering the Threat of Islamic Militant Terrorism: A New Look "Catastrophic Ideologies" - Presentation at the Threat Convergence Summit, hosted by the Fund for Peace. "Countering Terrorism in 21st Century Africa" (ACSS Bulletin, April 2006) Works in Progress Information Warfare 2.0: Terrorism, Strategic Influence and the Internet (2008: Praeger)
Contact Information: Combating Terrorism Center 122 Lincoln Hall United States Military Academy West Point, NY 10996 E-mail: james.forest@usma.edu Phone: (845) 938-5055