Echoes of 9/11 in the Trump Era: Did 9/11 Really “Change Everything”?

Aisha Ahmad is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, Director of the Islam and Global Affairs Initiative at the Munk School, Senior Fellow at Massey College, and CEO of the Women in International Security-Canada Toronto chapter. Her book, Jihad & Co.: Black Markets and Islamist Power, tracks the economic origins of jihadists in civil wars, and was awarded the 2018 Best Book in Comparative Politics by the Canadian Political Science Association. She has published prize-winning research in International Security and is the 2018 winner of the Northrop Frye Award of Excellence for undergraduate teaching.

Aisha Ahmad Thinks Policy Matters
"As scholars, we uncover hidden patterns that shape our social world, and discover new answers to the persistent problems we face. Remember, knowledge without action is injustice, but action without knowledge is criminal. The job of policymakers is therefore to take scholarly insights and turn them into practical steps to bring about a better world. "

Stéfanie von Hlatky is an associate professor of political studies at Queen’s University and a fellow with the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP). Prior to joining Queen’s, she held positions at Georgetown University, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Dartmouth College, ETH Zurich and was a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at the University of Southern California’s Centre for Public Diplomacy. She has published three books: a monograph with Oxford University Press titled American Allies in Times of War: The Great Asymmetry (2013) and two edited volumes: The Future of US Extended Deterrence (co-edited with Andreas Wenger) with Georgetown University Press (2015) and Going to War? Trends in Military Interventions (co-edited with H. Christian Breede) with McGill-Queen’s University Press (2016).

Stefanie von Hlatky Thinks Policy Matters
"Policy matters because it helps establish priorities in international politics. Even if it is not always the case, defence and security policy should be guided by coherent foreign policy principles. Budget, capability and personnel needs can then be tied to specific policy objectives rather than politicized."