In this extended Stay Tuned special bonus, national security experts Lisa Monaco and Ken Wainstein discuss the annual worldwide threats briefing.

Lisa Monaco served as Advisor to President Obama for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism from 2013-2017. A former federal prosecutor, Monaco spent 15 years in the Justice Department in various DOJ and FBI leadership positions—including Counsel to and Chief of Staff at the FBI for then-Director Robert Mueller. In 2011, Monaco was the first woman to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for National Security.

Kenneth Wainstein served as Advisor to President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism from 2008-2009. Wainstein served as the first Assistant Attorney General for National Security at DOJ, and led the new National Security Division in the wake of 9/11. A former federal prosecutor, Wainstein spent 19 years in the Justice Department and also served as General Counsel, and then Chief of Staff to then-Director Robert Mueller.

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WORLDWIDE THREATS

•  “Intel agencies push to close threats hearing after Trump outburst,” Politico, 1/15/20
• “Cyber-attacks a bigger threat than Al Qaeda, officials say,” LA Times, 3/12/13
• “Worldwide Threat Assessment,” Center for Homeland Defense and Security