Mr. Max Abrahms – UCLA

Max Abrahms is a Social Science Predoctoral Fellow at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation, and Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at UCLA. His research focuses on terrorist motives, effectiveness, and counterterrorism strategy. He has published on these topics in International Security, Security Studies, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Terrorism and Political Violence, and Middle East Policy. Prior to coming to Stanford, Abrahms was a Research Associate at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; a Fellow at Tel Aviv University; a Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy; and a commissioned op-ed writer on Palestinian terrorism for the Los Angeles Times. He has appeared as a terrorism analyst on ABC News, Al-Arabiyya, Al-Hurra, Al-Jazeera, BBC, CBS, CNN, CNN Financial, Fox News, National Public Radio, and PBS.