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About the Author

Harvey W. Kushner is Professor and Chair of the Trade Center. After the September 11, 2001, attacks
Department of Criminal Justice at Long Island on the United States, Kushner was asked to testify on
University. An internationally recognized authority on terrorism and safety in New York City’s public spaces
terrorism, Kushner has shared his expertise with numer- before the Committee of Public Safety of the Council
ous government agencies, including the FBI, Federal of the City of New York.
Aviation Administration, Immigration and Natural- A variety of publications, including the New York
ization Service, and U.S. Customs Service. He currently Times, have called Kushner the “go-to guy” for plain
works as a special consultant to the U.S. Probation talk about the subject of terrorism. He can be seen reg-
Department/Eastern District of New York on matters ularly on CNN, the Fox News Channel, and MSNBC
related to criminal investigations, intelligence, and ter- and in articles in the Associated Press, the Washington
rorism. He has also advised and lectured on matters of Post, and the New York Times. As a member of the
international terrorism at the Naval War College, the working press, Kushner writes a monthly column on
FBI Academy, the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit, and civil aviation security for the Airport Press. A widely
the United Nations in Vienna, Austria, among others. published author on the subject of terrorism, his latest
Kushner has experience with a variety of high- books include Terrorism in America (1998), The
profile court cases involving international terrorism. Future of Terrorism (1998), and Essential Readings
He wrote the expert’s report, for example, in a suc- on Political Terrorism (2002). He also edits an annual
cessful multi-million-dollar civil litigation arising out issue on terrorism for American Behavioral Scientist
of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. He and serves on the journal’s distinguished editorial
also served as an expert during the U.S. embassy board.
bombing trial and wrote the expert’s report in a land- Kushner holds a B.A. degree from Queens College,
mark matrimonial case involving the risk of inter- City University of New York, and M.A. and Ph.D.
national terrorism after the destruction of the World degrees in political science from New York University.

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