Fundamentals of International Terrorism
Understanding International Terrorism
Research Institute offers participants an introductory, non-technical course providing an opportunity to acquire a basic understanding, awareness, and appreciation of the fundamental elements of international terrorism.
Who should attend?
Personnel from the government or civilian industrial sectors that have little or no previous experience or formal training in terrorism, counterterrorism, or antiterrorism.
What you will learn
This course, taught at the unclassified level, will introduce students to the definition, origin, and evolution of international terrorism; the roles of worldviews, ideologies, mindsets, and motivations; and the different types of terrorism. Students will also study the organization, tactics, techniques, and procedures, as well as the operational capabilities and threats posed by terrorist groups on a regional basis. Finally, students will be briefly introduced to the origin, evolution, and current status of the United States' Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), its anti and counterterrorism efforts, and the roles and responsibilities of various U.S. Departments and Agencies engaged in that effort.
Instructors:
Mr. Shawn A. Kalis
Mr. Shawn A. Kalis is a member of the Research Staff at Riverside Research Institute and has over 20 years of active duty military intelligence experience with the U.S. Air Force. Additionally he served as Crisis Management Instructor and Evaluator for the U.S. State Department, and six years as an Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) contractor directly supporting DOD intelligence-related missions. Mr. Kalis possesses extensive knowledge and experience in all-source analysis, SIGINT, MASINT, IMINT, and OSINT at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. He has served as a Russian/East European tactical and strategic analyst, Middle East/North African Area Specialist, Terrorism and Force Protection Analyst/Instructor, and a Crisis Management Specialist. Mr. Kalis also possesses broad expertise and knowledge in national and tactical intelligence planning, tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, analysis and dissemination, and has served in program management, planning, and budgeting positions from the unit to the service headquarters level. He is presently assigned as a Deputy Program Manager and A&AS contractor to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Mr. Kalis earned a BGS in Communications at the University of Nebraska in 1989, an MA in Middle East Studies at the University of Texas in 1994, and is presently a PhD student at Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, specializing in Humanities/Conflict Analysis.
Clearance:
Unclassified
Duration:
1 day
Price:
$700
Location:
Dayton, OH, Washington DC, Hunstville, AL, or at your facility
