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Access the Experts: Gina Ligon

In this installment, Ligon answers: “We are almost 20 years removed from the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. How much have American intelligence and counter-terrorism efforts changed since then?”

  • published: 2020/09/10
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Access the Experts is an innovative partnership between the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and News Channel Nebraska (NCN), where viewers submit their questions to be answered by UNO faculty members.

In This Installment of Access the Experts

Gina Ligon, Ph.D., Director, National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology and Education (NCITE) Center, University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) College of Business Administration answers: “We are almost 20 years removed from the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. How much have American intelligence and counter-terrorism efforts changed since then?”

About Ligon

Gina Ligon, a nationally recognized authority on how extremist groups form and operate, Ligon serves as the director of NCITE at UNO – a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence for Terrorism Prevention and Counterterrorism Research funded by a 10-year, $36.5 million, grant.

Ligon’s research interests include how leaders move groups from non-violent ideology to violent extremism and how the use of uniforms, symbols, and other formal organizational behaviors can lead to violence.

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