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| + | '''Magnus Ranstorp''' is a Swiss born "[[terror expert]]" who emerged from the [[Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence]] at the [[University of St. Andrews]]. | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | Until 2006 he worked as [[Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence/Director|director]] of the [[Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence]]. Later he was Chief Scientist at the [[Centre for Asymmetric Threat Studies]] at the [[Swedish National Defence College]]. He was [[CNN]]'s principal consultant on terrorism before and after 9/11 <ref>International Speakers Bureau, [http://www.internationalspeakers.com/speaker/1055/magnus_ranstorp Magnus Ranstorp], (accessed 30 October 2008)</ref> and in 2004 was referred to by ''The Herald'' as, "the most quoted British academic in the United States." <ref>Vicky Allan, '[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20040411/ai_n12588533/pg_2?tag=artBody;col1 We are the guardians of the world]', ''The Herald'', 11 April 2004</ref> | ||
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 Magnus Ranstorp        (“terror expert”) | |
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| Member of | Centre for Societal Security, Counter Extremism Project, Institute for Strategic Dialogue |
Magnus Ranstorp is a Swiss born "terror expert" who emerged from the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St. Andrews.
Career
Until 2006 he worked as director of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence. Later he was Chief Scientist at the Centre for Asymmetric Threat Studies at the Swedish National Defence College. He was CNN's principal consultant on terrorism before and after 9/11 [1] and in 2004 was referred to by The Herald as, "the most quoted British academic in the United States." [2]
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References
- ↑ International Speakers Bureau, Magnus Ranstorp, (accessed 30 October 2008)
- ↑ Vicky Allan, 'We are the guardians of the world', The Herald, 11 April 2004
