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Papers by George Fidas

Foreign Affairs, 2000

Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per resp... more Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to a penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number.

International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, 2008

The dominant paradigm concerning terrorism warns that it is pervasive, highly lethal, and poses a... more The dominant paradigm concerning terrorism warns that it is pervasive, highly lethal, and poses a clear and present danger to the United States, in particular, and to the world in general. Yet, groupthink is often incorrect and this may be the case regarding the terrorist threat as well. Without doubt, the 11 September 2001 attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. were horrific, but they have become an ‘‘anchoring’’ event in a psychological sense through which all subsequent perceptions and events

International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, 2008

The dominant paradigm concerning terrorism warns that it is pervasive, highly lethal, and poses a... more The dominant paradigm concerning terrorism warns that it is pervasive, highly lethal, and poses a clear and present danger to the United States, in particular, and to the world in general. Yet, groupthink is often incorrect and this may be the case regarding the terrorist threat as well. Without doubt, the 11 September 2001 attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. were horrific, but they have become an ‘‘anchoring’’ event in a psychological sense through which all subsequent perceptions and events

Environmental Change and Security Project report, 2000

Infectious diseases are a leading cause of death, accounting for a quarter to a third of all deat... more Infectious diseases are a leading cause of death, accounting for a quarter to a third of all deaths worldwide. The spread of infectious diseases results from both human behavior such as lifestyle choices, land-use patterns, increased trade and travel, and inappropriate use of antibiotic drugs, as well as mutations in pathogens. These excerpts from a January 2000 National Intelligence Estimate highlight the rising global health threat of new and reemerging infectious diseases. The National Intelligence Council argues that the infectious disease threat will complicate US and global security over the next 20 years. These diseases will endanger US citizens at home and abroad, threaten US armed forces deployed overseas, and exacerbate social and political instability in key countries and regions in which the US has significant interests, according to the report.

: This National Intelligence Estimate focuses on the growing global movement of people and its im... more : This National Intelligence Estimate focuses on the growing global movement of people and its implications for the United States. It is a follow-on study to "Global Trends 2015: A Dialogue About the Future with Nongovernment Experts," published in December 2000. "Global Trends 2015" examined the broad features of the changing security environment and identified key global drivers and their likely impact over the next 15 years. Migration will move higher on the policy agendas of many countries -- including the United States -- as new waves of legal and illegal migrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees flee poverty, conflict, and persecution in their native lands. The latest U.S. census underscored this trend in the United States, and it is undoubtedly taking place elsewhere as well. Rising migration will provide challenges and opportunities to both sending and receiving countries. Sending countries will benefit from emigrant remittances, for example, but they will l...

Studies in Comparative Communism, 1973

Foreign Affairs, 2000

Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per resp... more Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to a penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number.

International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, 2008

The dominant paradigm concerning terrorism warns that it is pervasive, highly lethal, and poses a... more The dominant paradigm concerning terrorism warns that it is pervasive, highly lethal, and poses a clear and present danger to the United States, in particular, and to the world in general. Yet, groupthink is often incorrect and this may be the case regarding the terrorist threat as well. Without doubt, the 11 September 2001 attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. were horrific, but they have become an ‘‘anchoring’’ event in a psychological sense through which all subsequent perceptions and events

International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, 2008

The dominant paradigm concerning terrorism warns that it is pervasive, highly lethal, and poses a... more The dominant paradigm concerning terrorism warns that it is pervasive, highly lethal, and poses a clear and present danger to the United States, in particular, and to the world in general. Yet, groupthink is often incorrect and this may be the case regarding the terrorist threat as well. Without doubt, the 11 September 2001 attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. were horrific, but they have become an ‘‘anchoring’’ event in a psychological sense through which all subsequent perceptions and events

Environmental Change and Security Project report, 2000

Infectious diseases are a leading cause of death, accounting for a quarter to a third of all deat... more Infectious diseases are a leading cause of death, accounting for a quarter to a third of all deaths worldwide. The spread of infectious diseases results from both human behavior such as lifestyle choices, land-use patterns, increased trade and travel, and inappropriate use of antibiotic drugs, as well as mutations in pathogens. These excerpts from a January 2000 National Intelligence Estimate highlight the rising global health threat of new and reemerging infectious diseases. The National Intelligence Council argues that the infectious disease threat will complicate US and global security over the next 20 years. These diseases will endanger US citizens at home and abroad, threaten US armed forces deployed overseas, and exacerbate social and political instability in key countries and regions in which the US has significant interests, according to the report.

: This National Intelligence Estimate focuses on the growing global movement of people and its im... more : This National Intelligence Estimate focuses on the growing global movement of people and its implications for the United States. It is a follow-on study to "Global Trends 2015: A Dialogue About the Future with Nongovernment Experts," published in December 2000. "Global Trends 2015" examined the broad features of the changing security environment and identified key global drivers and their likely impact over the next 15 years. Migration will move higher on the policy agendas of many countries -- including the United States -- as new waves of legal and illegal migrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees flee poverty, conflict, and persecution in their native lands. The latest U.S. census underscored this trend in the United States, and it is undoubtedly taking place elsewhere as well. Rising migration will provide challenges and opportunities to both sending and receiving countries. Sending countries will benefit from emigrant remittances, for example, but they will l...

Studies in Comparative Communism, 1973