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Washington, DC Office

 

Carie LemackCarie Lemack is a Visiting Fellow at the Center, where she is directing a project that works with victims of terror around the globe to promote awareness and civic engagement and to prevent against violent radicalization. Ms. Lemack co-founded and led the non-profit, non-partisan organization Families of September 11 after her mother, Judy Larocque, was killed on American Airlines Flight 11 that crashed into the World Trade Center. Carie successfully advocated alongside other 9/11 family members for the creation of the 9/11 investigative commission and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. Carie has appeared in numerous media outlets and was invited to testify repeatedly before the U.S. Congress and the United Nations. She has spoken nationally on a number of issues, including improved aviation security, prevention of nuclear terrorism, the need for citizen involvement in national security, and safety and preparedness reforms. Carie completed her graduate work at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard College and holds a B.S. and MBA from Stanford.

 

photoJason Ipe is a Deputy Director for the Center. Mr. Ipe has provided research and written contributions to numerous book chapters and reports on issues of counterterrorism, money laundering, and nonproliferation. He received his B.A. in International Relations from Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut and his Master of Arts degree in International Security Policy from the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University in Washington, DC.

 

 

Alistair Millar is Founder and Director of the Center. He also teaches graduate level courses on counterterrorism and US foreign policy at The Johns Hopkins University, where he received the 2010-2011 Excellence in Teaching Award for Advanced Academic Programs. He is also a nonresident Senior Fellow at The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute.  Previously, Millar has had lecturing posts at The George Washington University and the Department of Homeland Security's Center of Excellence on the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism at the University of Maryland. He  has written numerous chapters, articles, and reports on international counterterrorism efforts, sanctions regimes, and nonproliferation. Millar is author, with Eric Rosand, of Allied against Terrorism: What’s Needed to Strengthen Worldwide Commitment. He has an MA from Leeds University and a Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom.

 

Patrick Tobin is an Administrative Assistant with the Center.  Mr. Tobin has provided assistance and research for many projects undertaken by the Center.  He has helped plan and organize the Center’s various workshops and seminars, including events abroad throughout Europe, Africa, and South Asia. He graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from the School of Public Affairs at American University.

 

 


Peter Romaniuk is a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Center. He is Associate Professor of Political Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the City University of New York, where he is also Assistant Director of the Center on Terrorism. He is the author of "Multilateral Counter-terrorism: The Global Politics of Cooperation and Contestation" (Routledge, 2010). His articles have appeared in the Review of International Studies, the International Studies Encyclopedia and The CPA Journal, as well as in leading volumes on terrorism and counter-terrorism, terrorist financing, and multilateral sanctions. He holds a BA (Hons) and LLB (Hons) from the University of Adelaide, South Australia, and an AM and PhD in Political Science from Brown University.



New York Office

 

James Cockayne is Co-Director of the Center and head of the New York Office. James is a lawyer, researcher and strategist. He has spent the last decade working in governmental, civil society and international organizations to improve international responses to violent non-state actors. James spent four years co-leading the Coping with Crisis project at the International Peace Institute, where he established their work on organized crime, and was lead author of the book Beyond Market Forces: Regulating the Global Security Industry (IPI: 2009). James was also director of the Transnational Crime Unit and the Extradition Unit in the Australian Attorney-General’s Department, Chair of the Editorial Committee of the Journal of International Criminal Justice, a founding editorial member of the Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, and worked in war crimes trials in Tanzania and Sierra Leone. His more than 50 scholarly articles and book chapters have appeared in Security Dialogue, International Peacekeeping, Global Governance, the International Review of the Red Cross, the Oxford Companion to International Criminal Justice, and the Adelphi Papers. He was inaugural winner of the ICCJNet Fellowship in International Criminal Justice, a Mellon Fellow in Security and Humanitarian Action, a Hauser Scholar at New York University School of Law (LL.M.), and graduated with the University Medal in government and public administration from the University of Sydney (B.A. (Hons.), LL.B. (Hons.). He is a Member of the IISS.

 

Naureen Chowdhury Fink is a Senior Analyst in the Center’s New York Office.  She focuses on the international and multilateral response to terrorism and related challenges, such violent extremism, armed conflict and political instability, and the role of the United Nations.  Naureen comes to CGCC after five years at the International Peace Institute, where she developed the counterterrorism portfolio and published on international efforts to promote deradicalization and violent extremism; regional counterterrorism cooperation in South Asia; terrorism and political violence in Bangladesh and the United Nations’ counterterrorism program.  She has also worked closely with the UN Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) on developing their initiatives in South Asia.  Prior to that, Naureen has worked with the Middle East Programme in Chatham House and the World Intellectual Properties Organization and World Trade Organization in Geneva.  Naureen holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art, and an MA in War Studies from Kings College, London.


Liat Shetret is a Programs Officer in the Center’s New York office. Shetret oversees effectiveness measurement for the Center's counterterrorism projects in East Africa and the Horn of Africa, manages all logistical aspects of the program, and serves as Center liaison with partners across the UN. Shetret is also developing innovative policy thinking on the use of the internet for terrorist purposes and prevention of violent radicalization. She has previously contributed to the Center’s work as a consultant, overseeing programming in Ethiopia, Uganda, and Djibouti, and has conducted research on multilateral responses to terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, terrorist financing, and the role of civil society and human rights in countering terrorism. She has expertise in Security Policy and Middle Eastern affairs and has served as the Harold Rosenthal Fellow in International Affairs to the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security. Shetret holds a Masters of International Affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology from the University of Illinois.

 

Matthew Schwartz is a Programs Associate at the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation's New York Office. He focuses on the Center’s ongoing work in East Africa. Before joining the Center, Matt worked with United Nations Security Council's 1267 Al-Qaida/Taliban Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team where he conducted independent research and analysis regarding the level of threat posed by, and key personalities and groups affiliated with, Al-Qaida and the Taliban. From 2007 to 2010, Matthew served as a congressional staffer under Congressman John J. Hall of the United States House of Representatives. There he served as liaison to US Air Force, Army, Naval and Merchant Marine Academies, and coordinated Hon. Hall's academy nominations process. Matt received an M.A. in International Affairs from the New School University in New York, specializing in political, conflict and security analysis. He holds a B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany where he double-majored in International Politics and Global History.



Brussels Office
 

Thomas Renard is a Senior Associate Fellow in the Center’s Brussels Office. He is also a Research Fellow in Security & Global Governance Program at the Egmont Institute. He has published numerous articles on terrorism and other security issues, including a report for the Belgian Armed Forces entitled Climate Change and International Security: Understanding a Complex Relationship in Order to Forecast Future Conflicts (2007-2030). He holds a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from the George Washington University, as well as a Master’s Degree in Journalism and a Licence in International Relations from the Université Catholique de Louvain.