Security Studies Events Page
Upcoming Events:
TBA
Past Events:
Panel Discussion “Who Governs Syria Now?” in SCITEC 207 on February 13, 2025, from 4 pm to 5pm
The Bashar al-Assad regime was overthrown in early December by the HTS Islamic group, which has established a transitional government in Syria. However, the future of Syria looks uncertain as the path towards democracy and prosperity faces many obstacles. Furthermore, the geopolitical situation in the Middle East has been altered dramatically, which offers both opportunities and dangers.
The panelists are:
- Dr Austin S. Matthews
- Dr Marie Olson Lounsbery
- Dr Mona Russell
- Dr Armin Krishnan
Everybody is welcome to join and there will be opportunity to ask questions.
Public Lecture in the Faulkner Gallery on September 17, 2024, at 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Aaron Abrams: “OSINT In National Security: Leveraging Commercially and Publicly Available Data for Enhanced Security”
Aaron Abrams is an ECU alum, who currently works in the Intelligence Community producing Open Source Intelligence.
When: Tuesday, September 17, 2024, from 5pm to 6:15pm
Where: Joyner Library, Faulkner Gallery
The event is organized by the Department of Political Science and the Security Studies program and has been funded by a donation from the Oak Foundation.
Public Lecture in Brewster C103 on March 21, 2024, at 5:00pm to 6:15pm
Dr. Robert McCreight: “The Era of Cognitive Warfare – What Next?”
After serving the United States government at the State Department and other federal agencies over a 35-year career, Dr. McCreight retired in 2004 and served as a consultant for major homeland security and national defense contractors. His professional career includes work as an intelligence analyst. treaty negotiator, arms control delegate to the UN, counter-terrorism advisor, political-military affairs analyst and Deputy Director of Global Scientific Exchanges at State Department. McCreight spent 27 years of combined active and reserve military service along with his civilian work in U.S. Army Special Operations and has devoted 12 years to teaching graduate school as an adjunct at Georgetown, George Mason and George Washington Universities in subjects as diverse as disaster and emergency management, strategic intelligence, nonproliferation policy, homeland security policies, terrorism analysis, intelligence analysis and assessing WMD threats. Neuro-Vulnerability,” Academia Biology 2024.