Terrorism and Security Expert Headlines ABA Law and National Security Event

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 7, 2011 — Brian Jenkins, a senior adviser to the president at the RAND Corporation, will address the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security, April 13, noon – 1:30 p.m., at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D.C.  His remarks are titled “Data and Analysis on the Homegrown Terrorism Threat.”

Jenkins’ research focus is terrorism, counterinsurgency and homeland security. He is the author of “Will Terrorists Go Nuclear” (2008, Prometheus Books), and of several RAND monographs including Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves (2006) and two 2002 reports on al Qaeda. Jenkins formerly served as chair of the Political Science Department at RAND.

Who:
Brian Jenkins
Senior Adviser, RAND Corporation

What:
Standing Committee on Law and National Security Luncheon Program
Sponsored by the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security

When:
April 13
Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Where:
Army and Navy Club
901 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.

For media credentialing, please contact Alexandra Buller at Alexandra.Buller@Americanbar.org. There is no charge for media to attend this event.

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