Take a deep breath and hold on tight, this is going to be a challenging year for the United States and the world. With deference to the 1982 film of the same name, our program is aptly named “The Year of Living Dangerously.” Precarious and perilous security situations are abundant across the globe.
NSF is honored to have three national leaders who are at the forefront of responding to the threat of domestic extremism in the United States present their perspectives on threats and responses.
Well, this has been a challenging painful week for our country. It is hard to believe that as we approach the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, we are watching the Taliban retake control in Afghanistan and the gains we thought we had achieved melt away. Many prayers go out to our friends and colleagues who are still in country. May they find safe passage soon.
Global terrorism tops our list for 2021 national security issues. To lead us through an overview of the leading global terrorism issues for 2021 is Dr. Erin Miller, Program Director for the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) at START.
Follow-on panel discussion to September’s talk led by Al Reshaw, retired police chief and Naval intelligence officer. Joining Al will be Dr. Charles Russo, retired USIC Intelligence Analyst and veteran of the FBI Laboratory Division, Kevin Schaller, NSF Board member and Douglas County Deputy Sheriff, William Braniff and Mike Jensen from START…
