Lecture: The Dynamics of ISIS – Malcolm Nance

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Great Hall, Memorial Union

The Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science

“The Dynamics of ISIS: Its Origins and Implications for the United States” Malcolm Nance is a counter-terrorism and intelligence adviser for the U.S. government’s special operations, homeland security and intelligence agencies.

Nance frequently serves as a terrorism analyst for MSNBC and is the author of the new book Defeating ISIS: Who They Are, How They Fight, What They Believe. For more than 30 years he participated in field and combat intelligence activity, including as an Arabic-speaking field interrogator. A decorated veteran and former Navy intelligence officer, Nance deployed on numerous clandestine operations in the Balkans, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa. He also served as a master training specialist at the U.S. Navy Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School.