Dr. James Forest – Combating Terrorism Center, United States Military Academy

Dr. James J.F. Forest is the Director of Terrorism Studies and an associate professor at the United States Military Academy, where he teaches courses on terrorism and counterterrorism, information warfare and foreign policy, and directs several research initiatives for the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. He has published eleven books on a variety of topics, including Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century: International Perspectives (Praeger, 2007), Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism (McGraw-Hill, 2007), Teaching Terror: Strategic and Tactical Learning in the Terrorist World (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006), and The Making of a Terrorist: Recruitment, Training and Root Causes (Praeger, 2005), as well as articles in the Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Democracy and Security and the Journal of Political Science Education. Dr. Forest also serves as a guest lecturer for several government agencies in the U.S. and Europe, and maintains a top secret security clearance. He holds degrees from De Anza College, Georgetown University, Stanford University, and Boston College.