RAND Experts Available to Discuss 10th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks and U.S. Issues Since

RAND Corporation experts are available to discuss a wide variety of topics related to the approaching 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Many experts have contributed to a new RAND anthology about how 9/11 has changed the nation, titled "The Long Shadow of 9/11: America's Response to Terrorism."

RAND researchers have expertise across a wide array of topics: the United States' involvement in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; the impact the terrorist attacks have had on the American zeitgeist; how local police departments have changed since 9/11; whether the nation's public health system is ready to deal with a major terrorist attack; the status of the United States' pursuit of al Qaeda; and how intelligence operations have changed since the 9/11 attacks. A sampling of RAND's experts are below and a full list is available at this link:

www.rand.org/feature/the-long-shadow.html#911-experts

Counterterrorism and international relations

Lindsay Clutterbuck — terrorism and counterterrorism in the United Kingdom and Europe; police and policing during insurgency.

James Dobbins — global political issues and terrorism; nation building.

Seth G. Jones — terrorism; combating terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan; how terrorist groups end.

Frederic Wehrey — The Iraq war and al Qaeda; al Qaeda and the Arab Spring; al Qaeda ideology and propaganda; terrorism in the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula.

Protecting the homeland

Brian A. Jackson — homeland security; safety management in large-scale emergency response operations; equipment and technology needs of emergency responders; design of preparedness exercises; organizational learning by terrorist groups; terrorist groups' use of technology.

Brian Michael Jenkins — history of terrorism; protecting transportation systems from terrorism; terrorism planning and response in New York City; homegrown terrorism groups; nuclear terrorism.

K. Jack Riley — protecting transportation systems from terrorism; border security.

Jeanne S. Ringel — preparing the U.S. health system to respond to an act of terrorism.

Local and personal responses to terrorism

Lois Davis — impact of 9/11 on local police agencies.

Lloyd Dixon — estimating the cost of 9/11 attacks and analyzing who paid for those losses; compensating victims of terrorism.

Tom LaTourrette — how individuals should react during terrorist attack; security measures taken at shopping centers.