Even in the grips of a financial crisis, terrorism and national security rank consistently among American voters’ top concerns. On Oct. 15, 2008, King’s College London, one the top 25 universities in the world, hosted a panel debate addressing what’s ahead for American foreign policy, the War on Terror and the future of both under a McCain or Obama administration. Panel highlights included:

--Evaluation of the successes and failures of the War on Terror

--Speculation on what lies ahead for a new president

--The question of whether the U.S. is safer now than before Sept. 11



Chaired by Martin Bashir, ABC Nightline Anchor and 20/20 correspondent, the debate was moderated by Dr. Peter Neumann, director of International Centre for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence (ICSR) at King’s College London. Featured panel experts included: Peter Bergen, CNN chief terrorism analyst; Brig. Gen. Russell Howard, faculty associate for Asian security and international terrorism at the University of Montana; and Richard Falkenrath, former homeland security adviser to President George W. Bush.