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Senior Fellow David Kay Speaks at UNCW

Dr. David Kay, Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, is a former IAEA/UNSCOM Chief Nuclear Weapons Inspector who focuses on counterterrorism and weapons proliferation issues. In a recent talk on the University of North Carolina Wilmington campus, Dr. Kay warned that the threat of nuclear weapons remains with us. He offered students the sobering message that responsibility for resolving world conflicts will soon fall to their generation. And he spoke frankly about his 2003 mission to Iraq, which led him to conclude that Iraq lacked stockpiles of WMD. Click here to read more about Dr. Kay's recent talk.

John Young, Former Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L), Joins Institute

The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to announce that The Honorable John Young, former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, has joined the Institute as a Senior Fellow and Member of the Board of Regents.

Mr. Young says he welcomes his new role at the Institute, adding, “The Potomac Institute has been very successful in delivering professional, unbiased analysis on a broad range of issues in Washington, without becoming part of the debate. The Potomac team’s policy views have been grounded in data analysis and in comprehensive review of all aspects of an issue. I was honored to be asked to join the distinguished current members of the Board of Regents. I look forward to working with the capable Potomac team as the Institute seeks to aid policy makers by providing balanced perspectives on the challenging issues that our Nation faces today and in the future.” Click here to read more.

New Online Scientific Journal Debuts

The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to announce that its Potomac Institute Press has launched a new online publication, Synesis: A Journal of Science, Technology, Ethics and Policy, www.synesisjournal.com. Synesis will be a forum for critical thinking and for analysis of the science, ethics and policy needed for successful human endeavor in a wide range of fields. The Editor-in-Chief of Synesis is Prof. James Giordano, PhD, Chair of Academic Programs and Director of the Center for Neurotechnology Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, and Senior Research Associate at the Wellcome Centre for Neuroethics and Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, UK.

CHPP Executive Director Donald Donahue on Homeland Security Education

Donald A. Donahue, DHEd, is the Executive Director of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' Center for Health Policy & Preparedness. In a recent issue of the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, he writes that it's time for the academic community to take the lead in training a new class of highly-skilled homeland security professionals. Dr. Donahue also describes how such an academic curriculum might be structured. Co-authors of the article include Dr. Stephen Cunnion, Medical Director of the Center for Health Policy & Preparedness. Click here to read the article in full.

BGen David Reist, USMC (Ret.) on The Jim Bohannon Show

BGen David Reist, USMC (Ret.) is a Senior Research Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. During his career in the Marine Corps, he gained extensive experience in Iraq, including service as Deputy Commanding General for Economics, Governance, and Tribal Engagement in Anbar Province - a post he held during the time of the "Anbar Awakening." On the day after the March 7 Iraqi parliamentary elections, he spoke at length about the way forward in Iraq as a guest on the The Jim Bohannon Show, which airs on stations across the country. Click here to listen to the show in its entirety.

Col. Gary Anderson on Iraqi Elections

Col. Gary Anderson, USMC (Ret.) is a Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies who has just returned from a State Department assignment in Iraq. In a recent analysis of the Iraqi parliamentary elections, he described the deep skepticism he says many Iraqis feel about the election process as well as ongoing problems of corruption in Iraqi government institutions. Click here to read his comments in full.

Dr. Tawfik Hamid Talks to KDVR TV

Dr. Tawfik Hamid, Chair for the Study of Islamic Radicalism at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, was interviewed recently by Fox News affiliate KDVR in Denver. Dr. Hamid, a former member of a radical Islamic organization, spoke frankly about the process of indoctrination that is used to recruit young people into a life of radicalism and terrorism. Click here to watch his appearance on KDVR.