Ambassador Richard Olson, former U.S. State Department diplomat and now a senior advisor at the United States Institute of Peace, discusses the profound challenges and opportunities in the ongoing diplomatic efforts, in light of the start of American troop withdrawals.

In recent years, the number of foreign terrorist attacks against the United States has decreased. Given this, Jeh Johnson, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and 9/11 Memorial & Museum trustee, asks our distinguished panelists to reflect upon whether Americans are really safer now, or has the threat changed? Secretary Johnson is joined by former Acting Director of the CIA Michael Morell, former Congresswoman and now Director, President and CEO of the Wilson Center Jane Harman, Admiral William H.

Fran Moore, Director for Intelligence (now Analysis) at the Central Intelligence Agency (2010–2014) discusses how collaboration within the intelligence community, and with the armed forces, helped bring Osama bin Laden to justice.

Jeh Johnson, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2013–2017), discusses his perspectives on crisis management in extreme circumstances and the role intelligence plays in the nation’s ability to respond to homeland security threats, including the current COVID-19 pandemic.

To mark the Museum’s annual commemoration of the end of the nine-month rescue and recovery effort at Ground Zero, Dr. Kerry Kelly, former chief medical officer for the FDNY (1994–2018), speaks about the FDNY’s response to the health concerns of first responders following the 9/11 attacks and the strides made in treatment of 9/11-related illnesses.

A decade of hard-fought teamwork culminated in Operation Neptune Spear, the raid on the Abbottabad compound which brought Osama bin Laden to justice. On the ninth anniversary of the raid, Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), offers an insider’s look at what inspired key leaders to continue pursuing an elusive target.

In his new book, No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid, Will Chesney shares his story of working alongside military working dog Cairo as a member of SEAL Team Six and the emotional bond that formed between them.