Current Research
Mr. Schweitzer is often considered a hardheaded iconoclast, whose opinions cannot be easily categorized as liberal or conservative, hawkish or dovish. Thus, on the one hand, Mr. Schweitzer was an early and outspoken advocate of dealing with the Hamas Regime, a notion anathema to many in Israel. In like kind, through his research into female suicide bombers, Schweitzer has shed light on a topic often avoided in even the most liberal circles. Conversely, however, Schweitzer is something of a hardliner, in matters pertaining to Iran and its proxy Hizbolla. Schweitzer is currently exploring, and publishing, three main areas:
Suicide Terrorism: In furtherance of his exploration of the mind of the suicide bomber and the aims and strategies of those who dispatch them, over the last three years, Schweitzer conducted an extensive series of interviews with failed suicide bombers and their dispathers.
Psychological warfare in GWOT: Mr. Schweitzer is currently exploring the propaganda campaigns being deployed by Al Qaeda and its affiliates.
The tactical and strategic lessons to be gleaned from the sub-conventional campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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