APPLETON, WIS. — Jonathan Schanzer, director of policy at the Jewish Policy Center in Washington, D.C., discusses the war on terror and examines U.S. policies in response to terrorist threats in an address at Lawrence University. Schanzer presents “Radical Islam and the War on Terror” Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Youngchild Hall, Room 121.
A former counterterrorism analyst for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Schanzer will review U.S. policies, beginning with the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and examine their effectiveness, especially those policies following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He also will discuss the differences between radical and moderate Islam. A question-and-answer session will follow his address.
Schanzer is the author of the 2004 book “Al-Qaeda’s Armies: Middle East Affiliate Groups and the Next Generation of Terror.” His appearance is sponsored by the Viking Conservatives student organization.
