In mid-October, ICSR hosted a series of three panel discussions in the United States addressing the forthcoming presidential elections and the future of the ‘War on Terror’. Events were held at the Union and League Club in New York City, the MIT Faculty Club in Boston, and the Brookings Institution in Washington DC. Panellists included Richard Falkenrath, Prof. Sir Lawrence Freedman, Dr Marc Sageman, Dr Michael Levi, Prof Louise Richardson, Gen. Russell Howard, Daniel Benjamin, Nadia Bilbassy-Charters, and Michael Hurley.