Event Archives: 2013

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Is Peace Possible?

Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 10:00am

The Arab American Institute and the New America Foundation's Middle East Task Force held the launch of a critical public opinion survey on what Palestinians and Israelis want in a peace deal and their thoughts about the prospects for achieving it.

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What's Next for U.S. Healthcare?

Monday, December 17, 2012 - 12:00pm

The Health Policy Program’s December 17 event, titled “What’s Next for US Healthcare,” brought together some of the most important thought leaders in modern health policy for a discussion that reached beyond the ideas policymakers have already debated to death, and began looking at solutions to the treatment delivery system challenges that are coming in the wake of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Here are some of the event highlights from Health Policy Program Research Associate Joe Colucci :

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Managing Shifted Risk

Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 6:30pm

Please note that this event, presented in partnership with The Financial Clinic, was held at our NewAmerica NYC space in SoHo.

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Big Beer Blitzes America: Is Anheuser-Busch Too Powerful?

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 12:15pm

Two companies – Anheuser-Busch Inbev and MillerCoors – together control 90 percent of the U.S. beer market. And they still seek more — Anheuser-Busch now wants to buy out all of Mexico’s Grupo Modelo, the maker of Corona.

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New America NYC: Why Women Still Can't Have it All

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 11:45am

**This event has reached capacity, and we can no longer accept RSVPs.**

Please note that this event will be held at the CORE: club, not our SoHo space.

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Syria in Transition: An Insider's View

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 12:15pm

While fears of chemical weapons and of an impending "failed state" dominate discussions on Syria, a narrative is being largely lost: civil leaders inside Syria who are taking matters into their own hands.

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New America NYC: The Case of Agent Zapata: The U.S., Mexico, and the Drug War

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 6:30pm

 

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What Can Data Tell Us About Trends in Terrorism?

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 3:00pm

                         

Please join us as we announce the findings of the inaugural Global Terrorism Index.

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The Last Refuge: Yemen, Al-Qaeda, and America’s War in Arabia

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 12:15pm

Over the past few years, U.S. counterterrorism officials have frequently highlighted the blows America has dealt to al-Qaeda, especially those to its central command in Pakistan and Afghanistan. But officials also continue to warn about the persistent threat posed by al-Qaeda affiliates and sympathizers that have flourished in places such as Yemen and North Africa. Gregory Johnsen, a Ph.D.

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Inside Syria

Friday, November 30, 2012 - 12:15pm

By some estimates, the violent conflict wracking Syria has taken almost 40,000 lives since it began in March 2011. The world has been able to experience a portion of the horror alongside Syrian civilians through the footage and images of the fighting that have poured out of the country, though few Western journalists have been able to cover the war first-hand.

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