The January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was a head-on attack on U.S. democracy that exposed our system’s fragility and eroded the American public’s trust in our institutions. The assault left American democracy in a precarious state, but it also inspired an urgency to protect it from future exploitation. Few are better positioned or more seriously committed to safeguarding democracy than the men and women that served our nation in uniform and took an oath to support and defend the Constitution: military veterans.
On September 9, Brookings hosted a panel discussion on the role of this critical population, the national security implications of January 6, the future of American democracy, and the role of veterans and their families in promoting and protecting it on the home front.
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Agenda
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September 9
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Discussion
Moderator
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 @MichaelEOHanlonPanelist
Steve Abbot Admiral (ret.) - United States Navy, Former Deputy Homeland Security Advisor to the PresidentThad W. Allen Admiral (ret.) - United States Coast Guard, Former Commandant of the Coast GuardElaine Kamarck Founding Director - Center for Effective Public Management, Senior Fellow - Governance Studies @EKamarckCraig R. McKinley General (ret.) - United States Air Force, 26th Chief National of the Guard Bureau
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