Blair, Charles P.
Biography
Charles P. Blair joined FAS in June 2010 as Director of the Terrorism Analysis Project. An expert in radiological and nuclear weapons, Blair’s work presently focuses on the nexus of violent non-state actors and weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Prior to joining FAS, he was a research associate with the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism where, among other projects, he managed the Global Terrorism Database, the largest open-source compilation of terrorist events in the world.
Since 2005 Blair has co-directed the Center for Terrorism and Intelligence Studies (CETIS). Largely serving the needs of U.S. governmental agencies, CETIS has engaged in pioneering studies of terrorist targeting and decision making as they relate to critical infrastructure vulnerability. Previously Blair served as a research associate at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies’ (CNS) Monterey Terrorism Research and Education Program and, subsequently, as an investigative researcher for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). In this latter capacity he researched and interacted with a variety of domestic extremist groups, including components of the so-called “militia” movement; white supremacists; neo-Nazis; millenarian Christian Identity adherents; and radical environmental and ecological activists.
A dual U.S./French citizen, Blair has studied in France, India and the former Soviet Union. He holds a B.A. in history from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an M.A. from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in international policy studies with a focus on the technical issues and policies surrounding WMD.
