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URL:https://quincyinst.org/events/al-qaeda-evergreen-threat-or-yesterdays-
 fight/
SUMMARY:Al Qaeda: Evergreen Threat or Yesterday's Fight?
DESCRIPTION:Al-Qaeda has served as the principal enemy of the U.S. War on T
 error launched after 9/11 for over twenty years. Osama bin Laden\, the gro
 up’s infamous founder\, was killed in Pakistan over a decade ago but al-
 Qaeda continued without him and now encompasses regional terrorist affilia
 tes stretching from Africa to Asia. Al-Qaeda maintains close relations wit
 h the Taliban and maintains the expressed intent to target the West\, part
 icularly the United States. However\, al-Qaeda central failed to conduct a
  single successful terrorist attack against the United State or Europe thr
 oughout the 2010s and its capabilities are degraded according to most offi
 cial assessments.   Should the al-Qaeda threat still give leaders in Wash
 ington pause or does the group represent yesterday’s fight? How should p
 olicymakers approach al-Qaeda and prioritize it relative to other threats\
 , including non-terrorist threats like climate change and global pandemics
 ? Is there a way to mitigate al-Qaeda’s potential harm while shifting th
 e national focus elsewhere? What is the legacy of the War on Terror vis-à
 -vis al-Qaeda?  Join us for a panel and informal debate that explores thes
 e questions and more with Tricia Bacon\, Assistant Professor at American U
 niversity’s School of Public Affairs\, Daniel Byman\, professor at Georg
 etown University Walsh School of Foreign Service's Security Studies Progra
 m\, and Asfandyar Mir\, Senior Expert at the United States Institute of Pe
 ace. Quincy Institute’s Adam Weinstein will moderate.  
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