Fernando Reinares (born 1960 in

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) is a specialist in

terrorism Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war aga ...

, especially the process of radicalization. Currently, he is Professor of Political Science and Security Studies at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in

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Career

He served a term as Senior Adviser on Antiterrorist Policy to the Spanish Minister of Interior following the

2004 Madrid train bombings The 2004 Madrid train bombings (also known in Spain as 11M) were a series of coordinated, nearly simultaneous bombings against the Cercanías commuter train system of Madrid, Spain, on the morning of 11 March 2004—three days before Spain's ...

, where he was engaged in adapting national security structures to the challenges of international terrorism. Afterward, he was appointed Director of the Program on Global Terrorism at the Real Instituto Elcano, a Spanish think tank. He also teaches postgraduate courses at General Gutiérrez Mellado University Institute and Ortega y Gasset University Institute. Reinares is an advisor to the Center for Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation, and he belongs to the

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roster of experts on terrorism prevention. The terrorism studies program board at the University of St. Andrews. Reinares is a member of the Council on Global Terrorism established by the Atlantic Monthly Foundation and of the academic committee of the Queen Sofía Center for the Study of Violence. He is Chairman of the European Commission expert group on violent radicalization and Academic Director of the Permanent Seminar on Terrorism Studies at Ortega y Gasset Foundation. He is a Contributing Editor to '' Studies in Conflict and Terrorism'' and belongs to the editorial boards of ''

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'', '' Democracy and Security'', ''Cultures et Conflits'', and ''Sécurité Globale''. He was invited to join the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in

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, as Public Policy Scholar in 2011.

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Sources

Real Instituto Elcano: Investigadores, ayudantes de investigación y colaboradores

International Security Forum - Fernando Reinares
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