A Different Face of Terror: Comparing and Contrasting Domestic Violent Extremism with International Terrorism
Recent attacks in the United States, including at the El Paso Walmart and Pittsburgh synagogue, have raised concerns about the threat from domestic extremist groups. The Defending Democratic Institutions Project (DDI) and the Transnational Threats Project (TNT) invite you for a timely conversation to consider the appropriate application of international terrorism laws, policies, and lessons to domestic violent extremism.
Panel 1: Understanding the Threat Landscape
Nicholas Rasmussen
Senior Director for National Security and Counterterrorism Programs, McCain Institute for International Leadership; Former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
George Selim
Senior Vice President of Programs, Anti-Defamation League; Former Director of the Office for Community Partnerships, Department of Homeland Security
Rebecca Weiner
Assistant Commissioner for Intelligence Analysis, NYPD
Seth Jones (moderator)
Harold Brown Chair and Director of the Transnational Threats Project, CSIS
Panel 2: Understanding the Legal Frameworks
Jim Baker
Former FBI General Counsel
Mary McCord
Former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security
Harsha Panduranga
Counsel, Liberty & National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice
Steven Stransky
Former DHS Senior Counsel, Intelligence Law Division
Suzanne Spaulding (moderator)
Director of the Defending Democratic Institutions Project, CSIS; Former DHS Under Secretary
