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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October 18, 2016
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Indira Lakshmanan Executive Editor - Pulitzer Center, Washington Columnist - The Boston Globe @Indira_LPanelist
Robert L McKenzie Former Brookings Expert, Senior Fellow and Director, Muslim Diaspora Initiative - New America @bobby_mckenzie
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