Task Force Co-Chair Rep. Lee Hamilton on the Importance of the Task Force
Channel: United States Institute of Peace
Date: 2018-09-13

Despite counterterrorism efforts that have “thwarted dozens of plots and thoroughly disrupted terrorist capabilities,” we “cannot rest” in our efforts to prevent violent extremism, said Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats on September 11, 2018, at an event at the U.S. Institute of Peace.

The event, co-hosted by USIP and the Bipartisan Policy Center on the 17th anniversary of 9/11, recognized 9/11 Commission chairs Gov. Thomas Kean and Rep. Lee Hamilton for their work leading the Commission and for continuing this work through the Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States. On Tuesday, The Task Force released its initial report on the challenges of preventing extremism today—as well as a framework for solutions.

A panel discussion focused on the work of the Task Force and included Gov. Kean as well as Task Force members Nancy Lindborg, president of USIP, and former Senator Kelly Ayotte. USIP Board Chair Stephen Hadley, also a member of the Task Force, moderated the conversation. 

Read our coverage of the full discussion: https://www.usip.org/publications/2018/09/terrorism-has-changed-dramatically-911-experts-say-bipartisan-solutions-needed

Learn more about the Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States: https://www.usip.org/programs/task-force-extremism-fragile-states 

Watch the entire event on C-SPAN: https://www.c-span.org/video/?451324-1/bipartisan-policy-center-honors-911-commission-chairs 

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