Movements, leaders, targets, tactics and arenas of operation have all proliferated in ways unimagined in 2001. The growing challenges have spurred new interest in broader strategies – to defuse current crises, stem proliferation of extremist ideologies and avoid future shocks. The obstacles in crafting a viable and sustainable policy are many: Limited resources, poor coordination, competing political interests and complex strategic factors.

This forum highlighted the analysis of three separate reports:

• “The Jihadi Threat: ISIS, Al Qaeda and Beyond,” led by USIP and the Wilson Center.
• "Turning Point,” from the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Commission on Countering Violent Extremism.
• “Communities First: A Blueprint for Organizing and Sustaining a Global Movement Against Violent Extremism,” from The Prevention Project.

Speakers

Nancy Lindborg
President, U.S. Institute of Peace

Robin Wright, Moderator  
Joint Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

William McCants
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies

Frederic Wehrey 
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Hassan Hassan
Resident Fellow, Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy

Georgia Holmer, Moderator
Director, Countering Violent Extremism, U.S. Institute of Peace

Amy Pope
Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, White House National Security Council

Sarah Sewall
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, U.S. Department of State

Juan Zarate
Former U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser for Combatting Terrorism; Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies 

Eric Rosand
Director, The Prevention Project