Islamist Terrorism in the West

Recent terror attacks in Europe and elsewhere underscore the continuing threat to civilian populations, especially as ISIS seeks to make an impact in the face of battlefield defeats in Syria and Iraq. To discuss how governments and civilian actors can tackle these issues together, The Washington Institute hosted a June 16, 2017 Policy Forum with Dutch counterterrorism coordinator Dick Schoof, Quilliam International expert Muhammad Fraser-Rahim, Belfer Center analyst Farah Pandith, and Matthew Levitt, director of the Institute’s Stein Center for Counterterrorism and Intelligence. The event was the latest installment in the long-running Stein Counterterrorism Lecture Series.