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How should the next president counter violent extremism?

The fourth in a series of live podcast tapings showcasing Brookings experts’ best ideas for the next president.

Tuesday, November 01, 2016

8:15 am - 9:15 am EDT

Brookings Institution
Falk Auditorium

1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC
20036

Brookings Podcast Network: Election 2016 and America's Future

The next U.S. president will come into office in an era of dramatic disruptions around the globe. Violent extremism is spreading, in the Middle East and elsewhere. Adding to the friction, tensions over immigration, trade agreements, and globalization are giving rise to nationalist political movements across the Western world. While the next president will have to grapple with immediate questions of military and national security strategy, he or she will also have to set in motion a long-term strategy to counter the threat of violent extremism at its root cause.

On November 1, veteran journalist Indira Lakshmanan of the Boston Globe conducted a live podcast taping with two Brookings experts as part of the Brookings-wide Election 2016 project. This event is the fourth in a series of live recordings distributed by the Brookings Podcast Network.

Brookings Senior Fellow and Vice President of Governance Studies Darrell West recently published the book “Megachange,” focused on the proliferation of major, unexpected changes around the globe, and will talk about violent extremism as a social and political phenomenon. Brookings Visiting Fellow Robert McKenzie is an expert in U.S-Islamic relations, and recently published a policy brief on how the next president can fight violent extremism in America.

 

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