Past Events

Part 1 The Convergence of Crime and Terrorism
Part 1 The Convergence of Crime and Terrorism
November 21 2013 The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
11 7 2013  Part 1 - Panel -
11 7 2013 Part 1 - Panel - "Can Counterterrorism Strategies and Democracy Co-Exist?"
Part 1 - A critical element of counterterrorism strategy is the role of intelligence. What is the price for democratic concerns, including issues such as metadata, detention, interrogation, renditions, prosecutions, and punishment? Can less liberty equal more security? What is the cost to internatio...
11 7 2013  Part 2 - Discussion -
11 7 2013 Part 2 - Discussion - "Can Counterterrorism Strategies and Democracy Co-Exist?"
Part 2 - A critical element of counterterrorism strategy is the role of intelligence. What is the price for democratic concerns, including issues such as metadata, detention, interrogation, renditions, prosecutions, and punishment? Can less liberty equal more security? What is the cost to internatio...
Oct 30 2013 Reassessing the WMD Challenge
Oct 30 2013 Reassessing the WMD Challenge
Special Seminar October 30, 2013 "Reassessing the WMD Challenges: The Next Phase?" Place: The International Law Institute
International Cooperation in Combating Terrorism:  An Updated U.S. Assessment
International Cooperation in Combating Terrorism: An Updated U.S. Assessment
International Cooperation in Combating Terrorism: An Updated U.S. Assessment Print Email International cooperation is a key strategy in combating terrorism. And yet, the NSA revelations and the controversy over the latest U.S. raids in Libya and Somalia, as well as escalated drone operations in Ye...

The Honorable Melissa Hathaway, member of the Potomac Institute Board of Regents, Senior Fellow, and member of the Cyber Readiness Index team recently published an article entitled “Ambition vs. Progress: The National Cyber Security Agenda of the Netherlands” in Cyber Security Raad. The article comes one year after the release of the “Netherlands Cyber Readiness at a Glance” country profile released in September of 2017 and assesses developments in the Netherlands’ approach to cybersecurity policy since it released the National Cybersecurity Agenda: A Cybersecure Netherlands (NCSA) in April of 2018.