combating terrorism center

COMBATING TERRORISM CENTER at West Point

Combating Terrorism Center

April 15, 2005

04/22/23COMBATING TERRORISM CENTER at West Point

Agenda

• Vision

• Center Structure

• Educational Programs


Vision Statement Develop an internationally recognized center for

terrorism studies to better understand foreign and domestic terrorism threats to our national security, to educate leaders who will have countering terrorism

responsibilities, and to provide policy analysis and expertise to counter future terrorist threats.


CTC Goals1. Educate: Provide current and future leaders with the knowledge

and intellectual acumen to better understand and address the new terrorism.

2. Research: Build a body of research which contributes to the understanding of the new terrorism, its underlying conditions, and the mechanisms to counter the threat.

3. Provide expertise: Conduct policy analysis and provide expertise to the Department of Army, Department of Defense, other government agencies, and outside institutions.

4. Develop the Center: Further develop the CTC into an internationally recognized center and a leading authority on terrorism and counterterrorism policy and analysis.


Original Center StructureFebruary 2003

Five Year Capitalization Annual Operating Cost: $225,000

USMA Depts

Comparative PoliticsInternational Relations

American PoliticsEconomics

Department Head

Distinguished Chair

Exec. Dir, Rotating Military Faculty

Senior FellowJ. Ellis Admin Asst


Center Structure

USMA Depts

Comparative PoliticsInternational Relations

American PoliticsEconomics

Senior FellowB. Hoffman Senior Fellow

Senior FellowR. Gunaratna

Budget/ProjectManager

CT Community Fellow

Office Manager

Terrorism Counterterrorism Homeland Security

WMD

J. BrachmanTitle X

Senior FellowK. Frucher

J. ForestTitle X

Fellow Fellow Fellow Fellow

The Center will add additional senior and junior fellows as the need for a particular expertise arises and funding permits.

Title X

Title XSSC Fellow

Director, COL Howard

DistinguishedChair, GEN (R) Downing

ExecutiveDirector

War College

COMBATING TERRORISM CENTER at West Point

Educational Initiatives


Cadet Education• Terrorism & Counterterrorism

• Advanced Terrorism Studies (DTRA)

• Homeland Security Seminar

• Philosophy, Religion & Terror

• Intelligence and Terrorism (CIA)

• Cyberterrorism and Information Warfare

http://www.mhhe.com/terrorism/order.html


Cadet Education• Terrorism & Counterterrorism

19 cadets in AY 02, 72 in AY 04

• Advanced Terrorism Studies (DTRA)5 cadets in AY 02, 42 in AY 04

• Homeland Security Seminar10 cadets in AY 03, 10 in AY 04

• Philosophy, Religion & Terror9 cadets in AY 04, 13 in AY 05

• Intelligence and Terrorism (CIA)34 cadets enrolled in AY 05

Terrorism Course Enrollment

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Total to Date: • Electives: 214 cadets• SS307: 2000 cadets: Six Hour Block


Interagency Tour• Summary:

– 5 agencies– 16 speakers

• Day One:– National Security

Council– FBI


Interagency Tour• Summary:

– Unparalleled access to key policy-makers

• Day Two:– Pentagon– CIA


CT Cooperation Conference: 20-22 OCT 04

• Assess the extent and benefits of intelligence cooperation in the GWOT at the local, national, and international levels

– Participants invited from 32 organizations• Sponsors:

– CIA/CTC– USMA/ITOC (Information Technology and Operations Center)– USMA/CTC– Unnamed DOD sponsor (NSA)

• Panel One: Key Players in CT Intel Cooperation– Who are, or should be, key players? What cooperation channels can they use?

• Panel Two: Scorecard– Who is cooperating effectively and how? Is cooperation increasing or decreasing?

• Panel Three: Implications of CT Intel Cooperation– What happens if cooperation increases, if it fails? What other policy areas are

affected by intel cooperation in GWOT?


Law & Terrorism Conference: 13-15 APR 05

• Sponsors: – CTC– Dept. of Law

• Topics include:– Preemptive versus Preventative War– Torture and the global war on

terrorism – Detainees and due process – Presidential power and the global war

on terrorism – The courts and the global war on

terrorism– The law of war in the war on terrorism


CTC–NYPD Terrorism Roundtable Series• Goals:

– Expand knowledge on specific and general issues in the GWOT– Expand CT network – Increase diversity among voices (different sectors)– Create opportunities for policy and operationally oriented

discussions beyond the daily “in-box battles”• Participants:

– NYPD CT Division– NYDP Intel Division– JTTF– USMA CTC– CIA– NSC


CTC-FDNY Counterterrorism Leadership Program

• Senior leaders program in terrorism studies– 14 week graduate program; 34 students– Technical and theoretical lessons

• Goals– Build intellectual and structural capacity

within the FDNY to respond to changing environment

– Educate senior leaders on critical threats and vulnerabilities

– Develop next generation of leadership– Provide context for strategic decision-

making


FDNY Program “Just a note to Thank You again for your

sincerity, intensity and most of all your commitment to our members in the FDNY. Each tour I work in the firehouse I bring up some of the topics that we had discussed in class and without fail we head into a deep group discussion. Our members from Probationary to Chief of Department want and need to understand and address not only the threats but the mitigation of terrorist acts. Without question, you have touched the soul of what we stand for in the FDNY and we as a Department are striving to give the best we have.”

Sincerely Captain Michael J. Buckheit


ASD/SOLIC Program• Design a counterterrorism curriculum for foreign military officers and

civilian defense audiences that can be tailored to specific regions and offered through DoD regional centers

• Current programs are targeted primarily at mid-level and senior officers

• There is a critical need to:

– develop an intellectual framework for understanding terrorism and counterterrorism earlier in an officer’s career

– build a common network of individuals who speak the same language

– cultivate long-term relationships to enable regional and global cooperation in counterterrorism


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