UNC Asheville will host a talk on “Rational Terrorists: How Terrorist Organizations Employ Economic Principles to Conduct Their Beastly Business” by Augusta State University Economics Professor Jurgen Brauer. He will speak at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20, in UNC Asheville’s Laurel Forum, Karpen Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

A professor, columnist and commentator, Brauer conducts research in the fields of peace and conflict resolution, military affairs and economic development. He has written a number of books, including “Arms Trade and Economic Development” (Routledge, 2004; with Paul Dunne) and “The Economics of Regional Security” (Harwood, 2000; with Keith Hartley). Brauer, a former Peace Fellow of the United States Institute of Peace, has served as a consultant to the World Bank, the United Nations, NATO, the U.S. National Defense University and the City of New York.

Brauer’s talk is sponsored by UNC Asheville’s Economics Department. For more information, call the department at 828/251-6550.