Listen: Whither global leadership on counter-terrorism?

14 October 2025

Episode summary

Until his retirement from government this year, Nick Rasmussen has worked in counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism under successive Republican and Democratic administrations in the United States since the September 11 attacks in 2001, including under the first Trump administration. In this conversation, the Lowy Institute’s Lydia Khalil speaks with Nick about the significant changes the Trump administration has made to CT/CVE policy and how allies can adjust.

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Lydia Khalil

Lydia Khalil is Program Director of the Transnational Challenges Program at the Lowy Institute.

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