Middle East expert Bernard Haykel returns to the 9/11 Memorial Museum to disentangle the latest turns in the region. From upheaval in the Saudi royal family, to the shifting alliances in Syria and the losses of the Islamic State, Haykel outlines the challenges for American policy.

The 9/11 attacks prompted significant changes in the FBI’s counterterrorism operations in the U.S. and around the world. FBI Director Christopher Wray reflects on the Bureau’s ever-evolving fight against terrorism and the challenges that lie ahead.

Thomas Hegghammer, senior research fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, and Cole Bunzel, scholar of jihadi ideology at Princeton University, examine how terrorist groups like ISIS construct shared values among their supporters.

Souad Mekhennet, a correspondent for The Washington Post, reflects in her memoir I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad on her encounters with some of the most notorious jihadists and how the terrorist threat in Europe has evolved in recent years. 

Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and its increasingly assertive foreign policy in the Middle East directly challenge American influence. Stephen Sestanovich of the Council on Foreign Relations unpacks Russia's impact on America’s post-9/11 foreign policy.

Technology has revolutionized America’s ability to surveil, track and eliminate terrorists. Brett Velicovich discusses the complexity of drone operations in his new book, Drone Warrior, and shares his experience at the center of the U.S. military’s first foray into drone warfare.

Come From Away is an award-winning musical that tells the story of those 7,000 stranded passengers and the people who welcomed them.

In his memoir How to Be a Muslim: An American Story, hailed as “profound and intimate” by The Washington Post, frequent CNN commentator Haroon Moghul reveals how he struggled with his Muslim-American identity in post-9/11 America.

Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden discusses the current state of the War on Terror, cybersecurity, and Russian interference.

Dr. Sheila Carapico, professor of political science and international studies at the University of Richmond, reflects on the long crisis in Yemen and examines the regional and global impact of U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition against Houthi rebels and the deposed Yemeni president Ali Salih.