Author » Jim Arkedis
Jim Arkedis is the Director for the PPI's National Security Project. Prior to joining the PPI, Arkedis was a counterterrorism and security analyst for five years at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, specializing in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. In that capacity, he produced daily threat analysis on Islamic extremist trends, intents, and capabilities vis-a-vis the Department of Defense, and regularly briefed Admirals, Assistant Secretaries, and Agency Directors on relevant security scenarios. He has published extensively within the confines of the intelligence community.
Arkedis received a Masters degree in European Studies and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in 2002 following a BA from the University of Notre Dame. He has studied in Bologna, Italy and Angers, France, respectively.
Personally, Arkedis plays drums in the DC-area band Butros Butros, has become an indentured servant to his recently purchased home, and lives for fresh powder in ski season. He speaks French fluently, and enough Italian to ask directions to the beach in a loud voice.