Counterterrorism, Armed Conflict and Human Rights georgetown

We strongly encourage the use of public transportation or taxi/rideshare to reach campus.

The conference will take place in Copley Formal Lounge, located on Georgetown’s main campus at 37 & O St NW, Washington DC, 20057. Lunch and coffee will be provided for all registered attendees. Gina Bennett, Georgetown University Logistical Details Richard English, Queen’s University BelfastĮlizabeth Arsenault, Georgetown University

Nick Rasmussen, former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Lord Alex Carlile, University of St Andrews Lord Jonathan Evans, former Director General of the British Security Service (MI5)ģ:30 – 4:00: Networking break Friday, January 24ĩ:00 – 10:30: Far-Right Extremism and Incelsĭonald Holbrook, University of St Andrews Mary Habeck, Georgetown University & Johns Hopkins We will also be recording the conference and will send the video link out to all registered guests and everyone on the waitlist once it has been posted to the CSS YouTube channel. The conference will feature discussions between experts from Georgetown, St Andrews, and the wider community, with keynotes from Lord Jonathan Evans, former Director General of the British Security Service (MI5), and Nick Rasmussen, former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).Īs of January 14, tickets are sold for this event, but you can add yourself to the waitlist in case we are able to open up additional seats. Other panels will focus on counterterrorism legal and privacy issues, countering state-sponsored terrorism, and technology and terrorism. This two-day conference will address ongoing threats from ISIS and al Qaeda as well as their respective branches, from Iran and other state-sponsors, and from violent far-right extremism and the Incel movement.

The Center for Security Studies and the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at the University of St Andrews are proud to present “Terrorism: A Review of the Current Threat Landscape,” taking place at Georgetown University on January 23-24, 2020.

Counterterrorism, Armed Conflict and Human Rights georgetown