All the Presidents’ Wars with Peter Bergen | WorldNow x Global Security Forum

October 8, 2026 – How did 9/11 reshape America – and the world?

Peter Bergen, the journalist who produced the first televised interview with Osama bin Laden, joins us to preview his new book: All the Presidents’ Wars.

Bergen us inside the decisions of four U.S. presidents — from Afghanistan and Iraq to the rise of ISIS, the Taliban’s return, and today’s conflict with Iran — and the pivotal moments that reshaped America’s role in the world.

A veteran journalist and New York Times bestselling author, Bergen spent decades reporting on terrorism, national security, and foreign policy.

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Get yourself a copy of All the Presidents’ Wars on Bookshop.org and support your local bookstore

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This event is part of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut’s Global Security Forum 2026 Series: Fault Lines, where leaders, strategists, and experts reveal the pressures reshaping global security – and what’s next. Learn more at ctwac.org/event/gsf2026/

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GSF2026 Series Sponsors: RTX | Ensign Bickford Aerospace & Defense | KPMG | Rafael Systems Global Sustainment | Trinity College Center for Urban & Global Studies

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