As Director of Terrorism Studies and Associate Professor at the United States Military Academy, Dr. Forest teaches courses (terrorism/counterterrorism, information warfare, weapons of mass destruction, and sub-Saharan Africa) and participate in several research projects and initiatives for the Combating Terrorism Center. He holds a Top Security clearance with the U.S. Department of Defense, and has worked on numerous policy and research initiatives for various government agencies. He served as an advisor to the 2007 Defense Science Board Task Force on Future War, and has worked at West Point since 2001.

Dr. Forest was selected by the Center for American Progress and Foreign Policy Magazine as one of "100 of America's most esteemed terrorism and national security experts" and participated in their Terrorism Index studies of 2006 and 2007. He is regularly invited to give lectures and participate in research projects in the U.S. and abroad. Click here to print a 1-page bio summary.

He has published 11 books, including:

• Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century (3 volumes) (Praeger Security International, 2007)
• WMD and Terrorism (McGraw-Hill, 2007, with Russell Howard).
• Teaching Terror: Strategic and Tactical Learning in the Terrorist World (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006)
• Homeland Security: Protecting America's Targets (3 volumes) (Praeger Security International, 2006)
• Oil and Terrorism in the New Gulf: Framing U.S. Energy and Security Policies for the Gulf of Guinea (Lexington Press, 2006, with Matt Sousa )
• The Making of a Terrorist: Recruitment, Training and Root Causes (3 volumes) (Praeger Security International, 2005)
• Terrorism and Homeland Security: Readings and Interpretations (McGraw-Hill, 2005, with Russell Howard and Joanne Moore)

Recent speaking engagements include:

• International Conference, JFK School, Harvard University
• Seminar, New Jersey State Police Chiefs Association
• Africa and Terrorism conference, Fletcher School, Tufts University
• Guest Speaker, CSTPV, St. Andrews University, Scotland
  
• International security conference, Zurich, Switzerland
• Seminar, FBI Executive Retreat
  
• International security conference, Haifa, Israel
  
• Port security conference, New York
  
• NATO counterterrorism seminar, Ankara, Turkey
  
• Symposium on global insurgency, Joint Special Ops University
  
• Threat Convergence Summit, Arlie, Virginia
• Course on Irregular Warfare, Columbia University
• Seminar, Defense Institute of International Legal Studies
  
  • Some speeches and lectures are available online at this website.
  • For more, please visit the CTC website: http://ctc.usma.edu

Forthcoming publications:

- International Handbook of Defence Politics (with Isaiah Wilson) (Routledge, 2008)
- Influence Warfare: How Terrorists and Governments Compete on the Conceptual Battlespace (Praeger, 2008)

Here's a photo of me, Bruce Hoffman and Ted Koppel, from November 2006
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Here's a photo of me, Vinnie Viola and Jarret Brachma, from a 9/11 NYC event in 2007
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Other Information:

My formal education includes graduate degrees from Boston College and Stanford University, and undergraduate degrees from Georgetown University and De Anza College.

Click here for a video of my brother re-enlisting in the Marine Corps.

For more information or a copy of my CV, please contact me at: james.forest@usma.edu.