EVENTS ARCHIVE

This marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Four different US Presidents waged wars against al-Qaeda and its affiliated groups. International correspondent Peter Bergen asks what do we know now about al-Qaeda and bin Laden that we didn’t understand two and half decades ago? Drawing on his donation of 150,000 pages of documents and […]

The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s In the 1970s, an unprecedented wave of international terrorism broke out around the world. More ambitious, networked and far-reaching than ever before, new armed groups terrorized the West with intricately planned plane hijackings and hostage missions, leaving governments scrambling to cope. Their motives were […]

What is the “Trump Doctrine?” A discussion with Peter Bergen, CNN’s national security analyst and vice president for global studies and fellows at New America Thursday, Feb 19, 2026 12:30pm – 2:00pm EST McCourt School of Public Policy [ map ]

The Warhead: The Quest to Build the Perfect Weapon EVENT Paveway, the first “smart” bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing civilian casualties. The true impact of the bomb, however, is ever more complex and unpredictable. In his new book, The Warhead: The Quest to Build the Perfect Weapon […]

Opposing the motion that “9/11 was weaponized to expand the American Empire.” Oxford Union 830p with Sec. Michael Chertoff and Mike Leiter

Foley Foundation to release 2025 Bringing Americans Home research report WASHINGTON – The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation will release the results of its seventh annual Bringing Americans Home research report, which evaluates the effectiveness of U.S. government hostage policy and its support for families of Americans unjustly held captive abroad. Elizabeth Richards, the Foundation’s […]

Colorado Remembers 9/11: Commemoration & National Security Forum Published:8/27/2025 8/27/2025 Thursday, September 11 @ 7 PM Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Performing Arts Complex Dr. Mark T. Esper – 27th U.S. Secretary of Defense & 23rd Secretary of the Army Brett McGurk – Former White House Coordinator for the Middle East Peter Bergen – CNN […]

2025 GLOBAL SUMMIT ON TERRORISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE September 9–10, 2025 New York, NY The Soufan Center will host the second annual Global Summit on Terrorism and Political Violence on September 9–10, 2025, in New York City. Held as part of the September 10 Project, the Summit underscores our continued commitment to honoring the memory […]

How I Found Myself in the Midwest: Reinvention and the Power of Going Local Event Just after turning forty, Steve Grove left Silicon Valley as a Google executive to move to his home state of Minnesota. Gone from the Midwest for two decades, Grove traded his career at Google for a position in state government […]