The International Security program aims to provide evidencebased analysis of some of the toughest security challenges facing american policy makers and the public. From homegrown american terrorism to United States drone wars abroad and the proliferation of drones around the world to the profound changes in warfare brought by new technology and societal changes. Id like to introduce jesse morton who will begin with a presentation on their new initiative before we jump into the panel information. Jesse was once a jihadist propagandist who ran revolution muslim, a new york city based organization active in the 2000s and connected to a number of terrorism cases. He connected al qaedas ideology and transformed it for america, creating english language propaganda. Morton deradicalized in 2011 following his arrest in casablanca and incarceration in the u. S. Hes now executive director of parallel networks. After jesses presentation, ill invite the rest of our speakers to join me onstage and