David Schanzer

The best approaches in preventing domestic acts of terrorism, says Duke Professor David Schanzer, are enhanced intelligence analysis and cultivating relations with Muslim-American communities. He will take questions on anti-terrorism strategies during a live, interactive "Office Hours" webcast Friday, Jan. 8, beginning at noon on the Duke University Ustream channel.

To ask a question of Schanzer, in advance or during the session, send an email to live@duke.edu, post a comment on the Duke University Live Ustream page on Facebook or tweet with the tag #dukelive.

Schanzer, along with co-authors Charles Kurzman and Ebrahim Moosa, released a report this week, "Anti-Terror Lessons of Muslim-Americans." It advocates government collaboration with Muslim Americans as a strategy to prevent home-grown terrorism. (Watch Schanzer and his colleagues discuss their project in a video on iTunes.) Previously, he co-wrote a report on risk management strategy for the Department of Homeland Security.

Schanzer is director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security at Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also an associate professor of the practice at Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy. Before coming to Duke in 2005, he was the Democratic staff director of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security.

Office hours at a university are the times when professors leave their doors open for people to wander in and converse, whether it be about current events, the meaning of life or developments in their fields. Duke's Office Hours series aims to bring the expansiveness and sparkle of these conversations to anyone with an Internet connection and an interest in the ideas bubbling up at Duke. To date, topics have ranged from race and medicine to the New Testament, the legacy of Michael Jackson and the state of Muslim Americans since 9/11. You are invited to join the conversation.