The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), a non-partisan policy institute headquartered in Washington, D.C., announced that Travis Morris, a Norwich University assistant professor of justice studies and sociology, has been named an Academic Fellow for 2013-14.
Morris will travel to Israel in June for an intensive course in terrorism studies. In particular, he will study how democracies can defeat the worldwide terrorist threat.
“Terrorism remains the greatest threat today to the world’s democracies, including the United States and our allies around the globe,” said Clifford May, president of FDD. “To win the war against terrorism, we must win the war of ideas by promoting democracy and defeating the totalitarian ideologies that drive and justify terrorism.”
The FDD Academic Fellows program provides a 10-day learning experience to U.S. teaching and research professionals, with cutting-edge information about defeating terrorist groups. The 2013 program, which will be conducted at Tel Aviv University from June 16 to 25, includes lectures by academics, military and intelligence officials and diplomats from Israel, Jordan, India and the United States. It provides hands-on experience through visits to police, customs and immigration facilities, military bases and border zones to learn the practical side of deterring and defeating terrorists.
“I look forward to this unique opportunity to learn about counterterrorism in Israel,” said Morris. “The experience will be useful for my research and my courses on terrorism and homeland security.”
