The Legacy of America’s War on Terror and What’s Next, CFR, DC, Hybrid event

Council on Foreign Relations
Hybrid
The Legacy of America’s War on Terror and What’s Next
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT)
Twenty-Five Years Later: Reflections on 9/11 and the War on Terror
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Invitee
Peter Bergen, New America
Location
In-Person Session:
Council on Foreign Relations
1777 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006

Virtual Session:
Zoom Webinar
Speaker

Peter Bergen, Vice President for Global Studies and Fellows, New America; Professor of Practice, School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University; National Security Analyst, CNN; Author, All the Presidents’ Wars: Twenty-Five Years of America’s War on Terror; CFR Member

Presiders

Bruce Hoffman, Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, Council on Foreign Relations

Farah Pandith, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Agenda
12:00 p.m.–12:30 p.m. (EDT) In-Person Lunch
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT) Hybrid Meeting
Peter Bergen discusses lessons learned from the post-9/11 war on terror and how this campaign has kept America safe from a large-scale foreign attack.

This meeting is part of the series, Twenty-Five Years Later: Reflections on 9/11 and the War on Terror, which examines how the legacy of the 9/11 attacks and the war on terrorism continues to shape U.S. foreign policy, domestic security, global affairs, defense strategy, and national security.

This meeting is not for attribution. Participants are free to make use of the information shared at the meeting, but may not attribute any quotes or specific content to any speakers or participants.

For those attending virtually, log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question-and-answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register.

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THIS MEETING IS NOT FOR ATTRIBUTION.

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