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Because of the Middle East's critical role in global energy markets, the Iraq War raises important questions about the shifting distribution of economic and financial power around the world. This in turn raises important implications for America's international standing.

Bernard L. Schwartz Economic Symposium

For the past decade and a half, U.S. consumption has been the principal driver of world economic growth, supplying demand for the consumption of goods that propelled the world economy.

As the U.S. struggles with recession and its consumers are forced to retrench, leaders of the G-20 Summit must make it their first priority to search for new engines of global growth.

At this New America event, Juan Cole discussed his new book, Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East and the relevance and lessons of Napoleon’s expedition in Egypt to the current American occupation of Iraq. New America Foundation/American Strategy Program Director Steve Clemons offered introductory comments and moderated the robust discussion that followed Cole's presentation.

On January 20, 2010, New America welcomed distinguished economist Joseph Stiglitz in presenting his new book, Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy. Dr. Stiglitz began his talk by stating that the economy prior to the collapse had been sick for quite some time; indeed, according to Dr. Stiglitz, the economic collapse had been highly predictable. The cause of the financial crisis had been the false assumption that markets are self-regulating. However, Dr.

On June 26, Sir Richard Dalton, the former UK ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran and an associate fellow with the Middle East & North Africa Program at the Chatham House, joined Steve Clemons at the New America Foundation to shed light on current events in Iran and what the long term effects of the Iranian election will be.

Ruprecht Polenz, a senior CDU Member of the Bundestag, is one of the most powerful German voices on his country's foreign policy and national security policy issues. He has been focused on what is real, what is not, and what policy contours America and Europe should take towards Iran for some time. In addition, his Foreign Affairs Committee determines, with the government and the full Bundestag, whether or not German forces will be deployed, so he is keenly interested in NATO operations in Kosovo and Afghanistan and will speak to these topics in his remarks.

On Thursday, December 10, 2009 the New America Foundation’s Middle East Task Force hosted an event centered on its new national survey of Israeli public opinion.

Kenya has drawn increasing scrutiny and absorbed U.S. policymakers' attention after the disputed results of the December election set off rounds of violence amongst political factions. During the runup to the elections, European Parliament member and Deputy Chairman of the German Liberal Democrats (FDP), Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, led an EU observer mission. As one of the first and leading voices to express doubts about the election process, he drew international attention to the electoral crisis.

Join us for a conversation with former New York Times Washington Correspondent Adam Clymer, who will discuss his new book, Drawing the Line at the Big Ditch: The Panama Canal Treaties and the Rise of the Right. Clymer argues that domination of the debate over the Panama Canal Treaties gave conservatives emotional appeal and helped build the foundation of the American conservative movement.

On May 14th the New America Foundation held an event on the future of solar technology and America’s competitive edge. Mike Splinter, President and CEO of Applied Materials, was the featured speaker for the event. Rhone Resch, President of Solar Energy Industries Association, was invited to offer opening remarks. The event was moderated by Steven Clemons, Director of the American Strategy Program at New America. An MP3 audio recording can be downloaded below, while video is available at right.

Please join the New America Foundation for a wine reception with Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall.