10
September 2018
Past Event
The War on Something-ism: 17 Years and Counting

The War on Something-ism: 17 Years and Counting

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
September 10, 2018
10
September 2018
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Thomas Joscelyn

Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Bill Roggio

Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

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Michael Pregent

Former Senior Fellow

Catherine Herrridge

Chief Intelligence Correspondent, Fox News

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Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

The devastating toll of the September 11, 2001 attacks galvanized the global community to fight Islamic extremism and defeat al-Qaeda. What began in Afghanistan, continues in Iraq and Syria, in Yemen and the Horn of Africa, in Europe. 17 years on, the engagement dubbed “the never-ending war” continues, as religious extremism takes new forms and continues to destabilize the Middle East and North Africa, and continues in Southwest Asia.

The Trump Administration has expressed optimism that victory will be achieved once the remaining Islamic State (ISIS) strongholds are eliminated. However, the intelligence community already sees signs of new extremist groups cropping up in Iraq, ISIS emerging in Afghanistan, extremist strongholds in Syria. Pulling the U.S. out too early and declaring victory without a strategy to win will enable old extremist groups to re-establish their hold on the region and allow new groups to compete for territory.

On September 10, Hudson Institute hosted a panel to discuss the war on terrorism. Panelists will include Thomas Joscelyn, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Bill Roggio, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Hudson Senior Fellow Michael Pregent; Hudson Senior Fellow Michael Doran; and Fox News Chief Intelligence Correspondent Catherine Herridge

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