Professor Voices » terrorism http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices Opinions and views by Boston University experts Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:10:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 10 years later: The War on Terror http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/09/07/10-years-later-the-war-on-terror/ http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/09/07/10-years-later-the-war-on-terror/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:28:41 +0000 Kira Jastive http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/?p=2678 Professor Voices wraps up its “10 Years Later” series with Andrew Bacevich who takes a look at how the War on Terror has evolved in the 10 years since September 11th and where we are now.

Contact Bacevich at 617-358-0914; bacevich@bu.edu.

Earlier posts in the series:

Andrew Bacevich: Are we safer?

Robert Hefner: Islam Today

David Barlow: How are we coping?

David Barlow: Children in a post-9/11 world


]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/09/07/10-years-later-the-war-on-terror/feed/ 0 10 years later: Are we safer? http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/08/30/10-years-later-are-we-safer/ http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/08/30/10-years-later-are-we-safer/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:42:18 +0000 Kira Jastive http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/?p=2627 This week and next Professor Voices will run a special video series called “10 Years Later” that highlights various angles of the upcoming anniversary of the September 11th attacks.  We start today with Andrew Bacevich, a foreign policy expert and professor of international relations, who discusses whether the U.S. is safer now from the threat of terrorism than it was prior to 9/11.

Contact Bacevich at 617-358-0914; bacevich@bu.edu.

The series continues tomorrow with Robert Hefner, professor of anthropology and director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA), who will examine how Islam in America has evolved over the past decade.

]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/08/30/10-years-later-are-we-safer/feed/ 0 Arthur Hulnick on al Qaeda http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/05/03/arthur-hulnick-on-al-qaeda/ http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/05/03/arthur-hulnick-on-al-qaeda/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 15:42:20 +0000 Jo Breiner http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/?p=1456 Boston University international relations professor Arthur Hulnick is a 35-year veteran of the intelligence profession, mostly with the CIA. He is the author of “Keeping Us Safe: Secret Intelligence” and “Fixing the Spy Machine: Preparing American Intelligence for the 21st Century.” Hulnick offers the following comment on what happens next to al Qaeda:

“Osama’s lieutenants are already lining up to see who will lead al Qaeda, but since the group’s terrorist operations have already been franchised, the jockeying for position may not mean much. None of the figures has the charisma of bin Laden, nor the loyalty of his followers. This does not mean the U.S. can drop its guard, but al Qaeda has taken a serious blow.”

Contact Arthur Hulnick, 617-353-8978, ahulnick@bu.edu


]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/05/03/arthur-hulnick-on-al-qaeda/feed/ 0 Osama Bin Laden killed by U.S. forces http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-killed-by-u-s-forces/ http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-killed-by-u-s-forces/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 15:07:08 +0000 Jo Breiner http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/?p=1434 The following Boston University professors are available to offer expert commentary, analysis, and insight on the death of Osama Bin Laden:

HulnickArthur Hulnick, a 35-year veteran of the intelligence profession, mostly with the CIA

Contact 617-353-8978, ahulnick@bu.edu

 

WipplJoseph Wippl, a 30-year CIA veteran

Contact 617-353-8992, jwippl@bu.edu

 

Faculty_Norton_ARAugust Richard Norton, International relations professor; Middle East specialist and a member of the Baker-Hamilton Iraq Study Group; Author of “Hezbollah: A Short History”

Contact 617-353-7808, arn@bu.edu, Twitter: @arnorton

najam_adilAdil Najam, International relations professor; Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future; Expert on Pakistan and Middle East politics

Contact 617-358-4002, anajam@bu.edu, Twitter: @adilnajam

DunbarCharles Dunbar, International relations professor; Former U.S. ambassador to Yemen

Contact 617-353-5633, cfdunbar@bu.edu

 

zelnick_bobRobert Zelnick, Journalism professor; Former ABC News foreign correspondent; Regular contributor to PoliticoArena

Contact 617-353-5007, bzelnick@bu.edu

07-2325-008Tom Whalen, associate professor of Social Sciences; an expert on modern American politics and the American presidency; regular contributor to PoliticoArena

Contact 617-353-4785, tjw64@bu.edu

 

fiedler_tomTom Fiedler, Dean of the College of Communication; a former executive editor of the Miama Herald and an expert on American politics; regular contributor to PoliticoArena

Contact 617-353-3488, tfiedler@bu.edu, Twitter: @BUCOMDEAN


]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-killed-by-u-s-forces/feed/ 0 New terror alert system announced http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/04/20/new-terror-alert-system-announced/ http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/04/20/new-terror-alert-system-announced/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:07:10 +0000 Jo Breiner http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/?p=1329 Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced a new terrorism alert system has been set in place. Effective immediately, the new system will replace the color-coded system that was created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The following Boston University professors, both from the Department of International Relations, are available to comment:

Arthur Hulnick, a 35-year veteran of the intelligence profession, mostly with the CIA

Contact 617-353-8978, ahulnick@bu.edu

Joseph Wippl, a 30-year CIA veteran

Contact 6170353-8992, jwippl@bu.edu


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