Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, six Brookings scholars reflect on their personal experiences of that terrible day, and offer expert insights into how 9/11 changed policy and what the anniversary suggests for policy moving forward. Find more research and commentary from Brookings scholars about the legacy of 9/11.
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Commentary
PodcastHow 9/11 changed the policy world
Madiha Afzal,
Madiha Afzal
Fellow
- Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
@MadihaAfzal
Scott R. Anderson,
Scott R. Anderson
Fellow
- Governance Studies,
General Counsel and Senior Editor
- Lawfare
@S_R_Anders
John Hudak,
John Hudak
Former Brookings Expert,
Director of the Office of Cannabis Policy
- Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services
Elaine Kamarck,
Elaine Kamarck
Founding Director
- Center for Effective Public Management,
Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies
@EKamarck
Suzanne Maloney,
Suzanne Maloney
Vice President and Director
- Foreign Policy
@MaloneySuzanne
Bruce Riedel, and
Bruce Riedel
Senior Fellow
- Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Fred Dews
Fred Dews
Multimedia Project Manager
- Office of Communications
@publichistory
September 10, 2021