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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ABOUT EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS

James F. Powers Jr. currently serves as a Senior Fellow for the US Special Opera-
tions Command’s Joint Special Operations University, located on MacDill Air Force Base,
Tampa, Florida. His specific research/teaching areas include, inter alia, analyzing & defining
violent extremism & terrorism; root causes of discontent; combating terrorism; countering
violent extremism; information & intelligence-sharing challenges; the protections, respon-
sibilities and challenges of sovereignty; identification & protection of critical infrastructure;
inter-ministerial collaboration & cooperation challenges; national strategic appraisal and
strategy development; civil-military operations; critical thinking; legal aspects associated
with combating violent extremism; leveraging alliances & coalitions to combat transnational
criminal organizations; and homeland security-related topics. As a Senior Fellow, Powers’
duties currently include supporting USSOCOM Capstone doctrine and strategic initiatives,
strategic objectives, programs and outreach activities through research and analysis, subject
matter expertise, exercise support, symposia orchestration & participation and other adult
learning methods. In support of the Department of Defense’s Combating Terrorism & Irregu-
lar Warfare Fellowship Program, Powers serves as a seminar facilitator in both CONUS and
OCONUS for both US and foreign special operations forces, law enforcement, intelligence
and other ministry officials.

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