Counterterrorism and US Strategy with Dr. Sebastian Gorka

August 2025

Past Event

Counterterrorism and US Strategy with Dr. Sebastian Gorka

Past Event

Invite Only

August 19, 2025

August 2025

Past Event

Speakers:

Dr. Sebastian Gorka

Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council

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The Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East will host Dr. Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, for a conversation with Dr. Michael Doran. They will discuss the evolving global terrorist threat, the future of United States counterterrorism strategy, and how counterterrorism shapes US policy in the Middle East.

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Join Representative Mike Lawler (NY-17), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, for a conversation with Senior Fellow Joel Rayburn on the emerging Middle East security order and the future of American strategy in the region.

Featured Speakers:

Congressman Mike Lawler

Joel Rayburn

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Peter Rough

Claudia Bauer

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Takeaways from Ankara: Debriefing the 2026 NATO Summit with Representative Mike Turner (R-OH)

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Congressman Mike Turner

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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