Rohan Gunaratna

Rohan Gunaratna, author of six books on armed conflict, was called to address the U.N., the U.S. Congress, and the Australian Parliament in the wake of September 11. He is a research fellow at the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St. Andrew's, Scotland, and honorary fellow at the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Israel. Previously, Gunaratna was principal investigator of the U.N.'s Terrorism Prevention Branch, and served as a consultant on terrorism to several governments and corporations. He has lectured worldwide on terrorism.