Addressing the National Security Challenges of Our Time: Fighting Terror and the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) describe how her recent visits to Afghanistan and Iraq have shaped her views on fighting terror and preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction.

Clinton is a member of the Armed Services Committee and serves on its Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. She was introduced by James B. Steinberg, vice president for Foreign Policy Studies at Brookings, and took questions from the audience following her remarks.

The Brookings Leadership Forum provides high-level government officials from around the world the opportunity to address members of the Washington policy community and to share their insights and perspectives on world events as well as on issues of particular concern to their countries.