The mob assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 opened a new chapter in domestic terrorism. For the first time in our nation’s history, America experienced its first non-peaceful post-election transfer of power. To date, more than 660 arrests have been made, and more than 12% of those arrested were veterans of the U.S. military.
The pace, scope, and scale of domestic violent extremism has been increasing, and national security experts are becoming increasingly concerned about the efforts of such groups to recruit active-duty military and veterans to their ranks for the purposes of committing violence and overthrowing the government of the United States.
There is a growing movement within the veteran community to partner with researchers, government officials, and private sector companies to counter this threat and play a leading role in blunting the challenges of violent extremism and polarizing misinformation nationally.
On December 3, Brookings hosted an event to discuss these and other developments, their implications for the future of domestic security, and how they should inform U.S. policy going forward.
Viewers submitted questions via email to [email protected] or on Twitter using #VetsProtectDemocracy
Agenda
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December 3
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Panelist
Michael E. O’Hanlon Director of Research - Foreign Policy, Director - Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Co-Director - Africa Security Initiative, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy @MichaelEOHanlonWilliam Braniff Director - National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism @BraniffBillShawn Turner Senior Advisor - Department of Veterans AffairsScott Cooper Founder and Former Executive Director - Veterans for American Ideals, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran @S_A_Cooper
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