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

Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Time: 02:00 PM Location: 311 Cannon House Office Building Issue: Counterterrorism

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

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