25 Years After 9/11 — A Look Back

About this episode

This episode reflects on what 9/11 set in motion. Ivo Daalder, joined by Nicholas Burns, Meghan L. O’Sullivan, and Juliette Kayyem, talk through the immediate shock of the attacks, NATO’s Article V response, the shift toward preemption and militarization, and the long-term transformation of homeland security and domestic threat thinking. The guests revisit where they were on September 11, 2001, and how the day redirected their careers, from diplomacy and counterterrorism to public service and policy work. They also examine which post-9/11 choices were necessary, which went too far, and what lessons still matter 25 years later.