From al-Shabaab to al-Nusra: How Westerners Joining Terror Groups Overseas Affect the Homeland

Date: 
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 14:30 to 16:30
Location: 
311 Cannon House Office Building

Witnesses

 

Professor Michael Scheuer

Adjunct Professor

Center for Peace and Security Studies

Georgetown University

 

Ms. Lauren Ploch Blanchard

Specialist in African Affairs

Congressional Research Service

The Library of Congress

 

Mr. Brett Lovegrove

Chief Executive

City Security and Resilience Network (CSARN)

 

Mr. Richard Stanek

Sheriff

Hennepin County, Minnesota

 

Mr. Richard Mellor

Vice President, Loss Prevention

National Retail Federation

 

Ms. Stephanie Sanok Kostro

Acting Director

Homeland Security & Counterterrorism Program

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Country: 
Somalia
Kenya
Syria