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Feb 2021
38m 43s

Attack on the Capitol: America's Standin...

National Security Institute
About this episode

As part of NSI's response to the attack on the Capitol on January 6th, we are hosting a series of podcast conversations on different aspects of the attack.  This episode features a discussion of the impact of the events on January 6th on America's image, soft power, and standing in the world.


Speakers included:

  • Dmitri Alperovitch, NSI Advisory Board member and Co-Founder and Chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator
  • Stewart Baker, NSI Advisory Board member and first Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Policy
  • Carmen Medina, NSI Advisory Board member and former Deputy Director for Intelligence of the Central Intelligence Agency
  • Lester Munson, NSI Senior Fellow and former Staff Director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee




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