Playing to the Edge

In the nearly 15 years since the 9-11 terrorist attacks, America has struggled and worked to address the security challenges of asymmetrical warfare in the 21st century. In the evolution of their strategy to face new threats, United States intelligence agencies have been criticized for adopting practices that appear to violate international law as well as rights to privacy. On the other side, defenders argue that the new global threats require less conventional, more effective methods to protect America's political, economic, and security interests. Defending is not enough to defeat the threats they say. What, if any, balance can be achieved?

Join WAC-DC to host General Michael Hayden, author of Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror. General Hayden is the former Director of the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing at this event. This event is free and open to the public.