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Brian Michael Jenkins

Santa Monica Office

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Education

M.A. and B.A. in history, University of California, Los Angeles

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Homeland Security Program

Research Focus

Terrorism; counterinsurgency; and homeland security

RAND Research Areas

Terrorism and Homeland Security

Selected Publications

Brian Michael Jenkins, Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves, RAND Corporation, 2006

Paul Wilkinson and Brian Michael Jenkins, eds., Aviation Terrorism and Security, Frank Cass Publisher, 2005

David Aaron, ed., Three Years After: Next Steps in the War on Terror, RAND Corporation, 2005

Brian Michael Jenkins, Countering al Qaeda: An Appreciation of the Situation and Suggestions for Strategy, RAND Corporation, 2002

Paul K. Davis and Brian Michael Jenkins, Deterrence and Influence in Counterterrorism: A Component in the War on al Qaeda, RAND Corporation, 2002

Related RAND Resources

Research Focus

Terrorism, counterinsurgency, and homeland security

Previous Positions

Captain, U.S. Army Special Forces with service in the Dominican Republic and Vietnam; Deputy Chairman, Kroll Associates; member, White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security; adviser, National Commission on Terrorism; special advisor to the International Chamber of Commerce; board member, ICC Commercial Crime Services; member, U.S. Comptroller General's advisory board

Selected Publications

Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves, RAND Corporation, 2006

Aviation Terrorism and Security, Paul Wilkinson and Brian Michael Jenkins, eds., Cass Series on Political Violence, Frank Cass Publisher, revised edition, 2005

Three Years After: Next Steps in the War on Terror, David Aaron, ed., RAND Corporation, 2005

Countering al Qaeda: An Appreciation of the Situation and Suggestions for Strategy, RAND Corporation, 2002

Deterrence and Influence in Counterterrorism: A Component in the War on al Qaeda, Paul K. Davis and Brian Michael Jenkins, RAND Corporation, 2002

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: ABC; Associated Press; CBS; Chicago Tribune; Christian Science Monitor; CNN; Houston Chronicle; Los Angeles Times; MSNBC; NBC; New York Magazine; New York Times; The New Yorker; Newsweek; NPR; San Francisco Chronicle; Time Magazine; U.S. News & World Report; USA Today

Commentary: Los Angeles Times; Newsday; San Diego Union-Tribune; San Francisco Chronicle; United Press International

Video Interviews: "Unconquerable Nation"; "Will Terrorists Go Nuclear"