U.S. Government & Politics
The partially convergent Trump and Harris defense policies
In the coming days, America and the world will mark the tenth anniversary of the 2001 al Qaeda attacks on the United States. Over the past ten years, these attacks served as a catalyst for major shifts in U.S. defense, foreign and national security policies, including the U.S. approach to South Asia and the Middle East. This tenth anniversary provides a unique opportunity to reflect on how the 9/11 attacks changed U.S. policy approaches over the past ten years – and how they are still shaping U.S. policy decisions today.
On September 8, Foreign Policy at Brookings and NBC’s Meet the Press hosted a discussion focusing on the legacy of September 11, 2001. David Gregory, host of NBC’s Meet the Press, moderated the two-panel session which explored the long-term impact of 9/11 on U.S. interests abroad; relations with Europe, South Asia, and the countries of the Middle East; and the U.S. missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Panelists also discussed the impact of 9/11 within South Asia and the Middle East, examining a decade of change in countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran and Syria.
After each panel, the panelists took audience questions.
Meet the Press at Brookings: The Impact of 9/11 Ten Years On
Agenda
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September 8
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Moderator
David Gregory Political Analyst - CNN, Author - “How’s Your Faith?: An Unlikely Spiritual Journey” -
Panel 1: The Long-term Impact of 9/11 on U.S. Interests, National Security and Standing in the World
Daniel L. Byman Director and Professor, Security Studies Program - Georgetown University, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy @dbyman
Robert Kagan Stephen & Barbara Friedman Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Michael E. O’Hanlon Director of Research - Foreign Policy, Director - Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Co-Director - Africa Security Initiative, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy @MichaelEOHanlon
Shibley Telhami Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy @ShibleyTelhami
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Panel 2: The Impact of 9/11 in South Asia, the Middle East and Beyond
Vanda Felbab-Brown Director - Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors, Co-Director - Africa Security Initiative, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology @VFelbabBrown
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