Event: “Piracy and Maritime Terrorism in the 21st Century: Threats and Responses”

Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.
 
Place:                                           
The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22203
(Ballston Metro Station, Orange Line)

Co-Sponsors:
International Center for Terrorism Studies, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies   
Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies    Inter-University Center for Legal Studies, International Law Institute

PROGRAM

Chairmen:       
Prof. Yonah Alexander
Director, International Center for Terrorism Studies;
Co-Editor, Terror on the High Seas: From Piracy to Strategic Challenge (Praeger, 2009)                           
James Arden Barnett, Jr., J.D.
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (retired)

Opening Remarks:   
Michael Swetnam
CEO and Chairman, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

Keynote Speaker:   
Philip H. Greene, Jr. (invited)
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy; Director, Navy Irregular Warfare Office

Panelists:           
Robert J. Cox
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (retired); former Commander, Ronald Reagan Strike Group; currently Managing Partner, Maritime Security Strategies, LLC   

David Reist
Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps (retired); Senior Research Fellow, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

Gordan E. Van Hook
Captain, U.S. Navy (retired); Senior Director, Innovation and Concept  Development, Maersk Line, Limited

Closing Remarks:   
Tyler Richardson
Co-Editor, Terror on the High Seas: From Piracy to Strategic Challenge (Praeger, 2009)       
 
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