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Meeting

Memorial Museums and the Legacy of Terrorism

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Speakers

  • Clifford Chanin
    Executive Vice President and Museum Director, 9/11 Memorial & Museum; CFR Member 
  • Kari Watkins
    President and CEO, Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum

Presiders

  • Bruce HoffmanCFR Expert
    Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, Council on Foreign Relations
  • Farah PandithCFR Expert
    Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

From Twenty-Five Years Later: Reflections on 9/11 and the War on Terror.

Twenty-five years since the 9/11 attacks, terrorism continues to shape global affairs and the ways societies remember its victims and interpret its consequences. Within this evolving landscape, memorial museums created in the aftermath of terrorist attacks have emerged as vital spaces for preserving memory, interpreting history, and confronting the enduring impact of these events on individuals and communities. Panelists examine how the role of these institutions has evolved and how they shape the ways societies live with the legacy of terrorism.

This meeting is part of the series, Twenty-Five Years Later: Reflections on 9/11 and the War on Terror, which examines how the legacy of the 9/11 attacks and the war on terrorism continues to shape U.S. foreign policy, domestic security, global affairs, defense strategy, and national security.