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CDR. TONI N. GAYASSOCIATE PROFESSORINTELLIGENCE STUDIES
U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY
IAFIE/SAIS-D.C.6-9 June 2011
Challenges of Teaching Terrorism
Getting Started
Defining Terrorism (U.N./IMO/U.S. Code/FBI?) Planned violence against civilians designed to bring
about political change
Cannot confuse w/piracy Some recent suggestion of collusion (financing) IMO definition Piracy: HIGH SEAS for monetary gain/in
port “maritime violent crime”
How much history/psychology? Biblical times?/French Revolution?/Europe?/Middle
East?/Latin America?/Western Hemisphere-CONUS?/Radicalization?/Psychology of Suicide Bombers?
Deciding How Much Depth/Content
CGA teaches periodically/1st in 3 years/teach as “Intro to Terrorism”/Syllabus Update
Chose AQ & AQAMs focus as most timely/added smallmaritime nexus
Which “experts?”
Delivery Materials
Which books?
Making it Interesting
Seminar format/articles/videos/guest speakers Weekly Current Events Articles
Writing/Public Speaking Videos
Road to 9-11 (Kunhardt Productions); Obsession: Radical Islam’s War w/the West (Kopping); “Hunt for bin Laden”/”Pakistan Undercover” (National Geo); Battle of Algiers (Ponticorvo); Subway Poison Plot/War on Drugs: Somalia (ABC News)
Guest speakers CAPT Sulmasy, J.D., USCGA “Security vs. Civil Liberties” CG Rep to NCTC (Spoke ref NCTC inception/IRTPA 2004)
Debates in Classes/ (divide two groups/point-counterpoint) Enhanced Interrogation/Torture (hot topic)
Outcome/Feedback
Feedback from students Positive
All greatly enjoyed class/learned much/will recommend to others
Instructor well read/passionate about subject Great guest speakers/brought real world into classroom SIPRNet room /looked at actual classified products/intel
Negative Classes jam packed w/info; wanted more discussion Too much material/too many readings Students wanted more depth in fewer areas
Could do entire follow on class on just maritime terrorism
Questions?Syllabus Available to ShareContact Info
Commander Toni N. GayDirector USCGA Intelligence Development ProgramAssociate Professor Department of HumanitiesIntelligence StudiesNew London, CT860-701-6297 Toni.gay@uscg.milgayt@uscg.smil.mil
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