The inaugural Global Summit on Terrorism and Political Violence, hosted by The Soufan Center, took place from September 12 to 13 in New York, New York. This invitation-only event brought together leaders from the United States government, intelligence community, international organizations, academia, media, and other key sectors to discuss emerging security challenges and enhance counterterrorism efforts. The Global Summit underscored the urgent need to prevent the United States from regressing to a pre-September 11, 2001, state of unpreparedness in the face of a rapidly evolving terrorist threat landscape. Over two days of programming, the gathering addressed the complex and evolving threat matrix, highlighting the dangers posed by domestic and international terrorism, political violence, non-state actors, technological advancements, and intense geopolitical competition and challenges.