Daniel L. Byman is a professor at

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. He is a senior fellow at the Center for Middle East Policy at the

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where he conducts research on

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, and other

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security issues. Byman previously served as the vice dean of the School of Foreign Service's undergraduate program, the director of the Center for Security Studies and Security Studies Program at Georgetown University and as research director of the Center for Middle East Public Policy at the RAND Corporation. He is also the lead course instructor for Georgetown's

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on Terrorism and Counter Terrorism. Byman was a professional staff member on both the 9/11 commission and the Joint 9/11 Inquiry Staff of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees. Early in his career, he served as a political analyst for the U.S. government. He holds a BA from Amherst College and a PhD from

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. His latest book is ''Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement: What Everyone Needs to Know'' was published by

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in 2015.

Publications

Byman's publications include the books ''A High Price:The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism,'' ''The Five Front War: A Better Way to Fight Global Jihad,'' ''Things Fall Apart: Containing the Spillover From an Iraqi Civil War,'' ''Keeping the Peace: Lasting Solutions to Ethnic Conflicts,'' and ''Deadly Connections: States That Sponsor Terrorism.''Bio and Books at ''Amazon.com''
Byman has written extensively on a range of topics related to terrorism, international security, civil and ethnic conflict, and the Middle East. He is a frequent contributor to '' Foreign Affairs'', '' Foreign Policy'' and ''

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'', and his work has appeared in a range of scholarly and policy journals.

Selected bibliography

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"The Wobbling Red Line in Syria"
op-ed, New York ''Times''. May 4, 2013. "Empty threats weaken America's credibility", regarding President Obama's "red line" comment on Syria's chemical weapons. *

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