Alistair Millar
Alistair Millar is the director of the Center on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation, a nonpartisan research and policy institute that works to improve internationally coordinated responses to the continually evolving threat of terrorism by providing governments and international organizations with timely, policy-relevant research, analysis, and recommendations. He has served as a consultant to US foundations, foreign governments, and media organizations on issues related to nuclear proliferation and counterterrorism.
Millar has edited a volume titled Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Emergent Threats in an Evolving Security Environment (Brassey's, 2003). Before joining the Forum, Millar was a senior analyst at the British American Security Information Council (BASIC) where he focused on European security issues.
He has coauthored various policy reports, including Toward a More Secure America: Grounding US Policy in Global Realities (November 2003); Unproven: The Controversy over Justifying War in Iraq (June 2003); Sanctions, Inspections, and Containment: Viable Policy Options in Iraq (June 2002); Winning Without War: Sensible Security Options for Dealing with Iraq (October 2002); and Smart Sanctions: Restructuring UN Policy in Iraq (April 2001), as well as numerous articles in scholarly and popular journals.
Millar also teaches at the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. He has a master's degree in international studies from the University of Leeds and is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom.
He has written on a wide range of issues, including Soviet foreign policy, NATO expansion, and nuclear weapons. His opinion editorials and articles have appeared in publications and periodicals including the Los Angeles Times, The Nation, Defense News, and The Journal of International Affairs.