Abraham Wagner

Senior Research Fellow, Center for Advanced Studies on Terrorism

aw2243@columbia.edu

Abraham Wagner is an Adjunct Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and an Affiliate at the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University.  He also teaches at the Inter-Disciplinary Center in Herzilya, Israel.  At SIPA Wagner teaches on how the evolution of technology has impacted on the use of military force, development of national security strategy, and intelligence operations.  He also lectures on national security and counter-terrorism issues.

Wagner writes and consults on national and homeland security issues, with a focus on technical issues, such as the evolving threat from cyberterrorism, electronic surveillance, and nuclear proliferation.  He is also a Senior Fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies on Terrorism and serves as a consultant to several U.S. Government agencies.  Wagner has previously served as an Adjunct Professor of International Relations at University of Southern California.

Wagner received a B.A. from Syracuse University, an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester, and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.