Jacob Shapiro, assistant professor of Politics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, will present a public lecture titled, "The Terrorist's Dilemma," at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, in Bowl 016, Robertson Hall on the Princeton University campus. A book sale/signing of his new book, "The Terrorist's Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert Organizations," and a public reception will follow the discussion in the Bernstein Gallery.

Shapiro is an assistant professor of politics and international affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School and co-directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project. His research focuses on political violence, economic development in conflict zones, and security policy.

Shapiro is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an associate editor of World Politics, a faculty fellow of the Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies (AALIMS), a research fellow at the Center for Economic Research in Pakistan, and served in the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserve.