Tim Connors Research

"Iran & the NYPD: New Age of Police work" New York Post

"Combating the Global Reach of Terrorism" Frontline Security (Canada), Issue Number 2, 2006

"Waging a Wiser War" (Co-Author) Notre Dame Magazine

"State Fusion Center Processes and Procedures: Best Practices and Recommendations" (Co-Author) Manhattan Institute

"Hard Won Lessons: Policing Terrorism in the United States" (Author) Manhattan Institute

"Practical Guide to Intelligence-led Policing" (Editor) Manhattan Institute

Clint Watts Research

"Indicators of NGO Security in Afghanistan" (Author) Monterey Institute of International Studies

"Al-Qa'ida's (Mis) Adventures in the Horn of Africa" (Co-Author and Co-Editor) Combating Terrorism Center

"Can the Anbar Strategy work in Pakistan?" (Author) Small Wars Journal

"Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan: What Foreign Fighter Data Reveals About the Future of Terrorism" (Author) Small Wars Journal

"Foreign Fighters: How Are They Being Recruited?" (Author) Small Wars Journal

"Building Modern Counterterrorism Investigators" (Author) The Counterterrorist

Clint Watts
Partner
watts@pjsage.com

Clint Watts has 13 years of experience serving in military and law enforcement organizations around the country. He graduated from West Point in 1995 and served as an Infantry platoon leader in the 101st Airborne Division, a staff officer in Korea, and an Infantry company commander in the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. After departing the military, Clint became a FBI Special Agent on the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Portland, Oregon. He transitioned to graduate school in 2004 attending the Monterey Institute of International Studies earning a masters degree in International Policy Studies focusing on international security and development. Upon completion of his degree, he took up duties as the Executive Officer for the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point (CTC). In addition to teaching cadets, Clint acted as the Program Manager for the FBI-CTC Collaborative designing counter terrorism curricula and training for Joint Terrorism Task Forces and the FBI Academy. Additionally, he served as the Program Manager for the Harmony Project conducting primary research on al-Qa'ida's internal documents captured on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Tim Connors
Partner
connors@pjsage.com
Notre Dame Law School Article on Tim Connors

Tim Connors has over 20 years of experience in national defense, counter terrorism and homeland security. He graduated from West Point in 1988 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry. He has served as a platoon leader, company and battalion executive officer, company commander, and on battalion and brigade staffs. He is currently a Lieutenant Colonel serving in the Army Reserve. While practicing business law in Syracuse, New York, he deployed as a civil affairs officer to Konar Province, Afghanistan, where he led a team in support of B Company, 20th Special Forces Group. After returning home from Afghanistan, he joined the Manhattan Institute, a New York City think tank, where he provided consulting and education services to state and local police agencies on counter terrorism, intelligence and homeland security issues. He has developed best practices papers on intelligence fusion centers, local counter terrorism strategies, and intelligence led policing. He has also appeared on television and radio, and participated in a number of public speaking events. Tim holds a masters degree in business and a law degree from the University of Notre Dame.

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Lt. Colonel Frank E. Rodgers (ret.)

Deputy Superintendent

New Jersey State Police

"Tim Connors and Clint Watts bring to PJ Sage the proven ability to identify critical challenges, build and manage a team of experts, and deliver operationally relevant advice, reports and instruction. Their vast experience as operators in the field is invaluable. If your agency or business is countering the new threats we are facing, PJ Sage should be in your rolodex."

R.P. Eddy
Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research,
and former Director of Counterterrorism at the White House National Security Council