American Strategy Program: Recent and Upcoming Events

Outside the Law

Kirsten Gilbert — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0500

A New America Event
11/09/2009 - 4:00pm

Join the New America Foundation for a special screening of a powerful new documentary film directed by filmmaker Polly Nash and journalist Andy Worthington called "Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo," which follows the stories of three current or former detainees from Guantanamo Bay and tells the story of Guantanamo, including segments on extraordinary renditions and secret prisons. With just over two months until President Obama's deadline for the closure of Guantánamo, and with the administration set to

Can Washington’s National Security Bureaucracy Work?

Kirsten Gilbert — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:45:00 -0500

A New America Event
11/04/2009 - 12:15pm

After introductory remarks by American Strategy Program Director Steve Clemons, James R. Locher III -- President & CEO of the Project on National Security Reform, and lead author of Turning Ideas into Action -- laid out the many issues handicapping the national security bureaucracy. Describing the Departments as strong and the integrating mechanisms chronically weak, Locher portrayed the National Security Adviser as the head of an enormous force with almost no independent power, lacking even

The New Prize

Kirsten Gilbert — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:45:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/29/2009 - 12:15pm

Please join New America for a conversation with Daniel Yergin about his book, The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power. * This event will be webcast LIVE on both this page and the The Washington Note*

Afghanistan

Kirsten Gilbert — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:00:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/29/2009 - 8:00am

Please join the New America Foundation and the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy in a conference about Afghanistan.

Can Engagement Matter?

Stephanie Gunter — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:30:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/28/2009 - 6:00pm

The New America Foundation, National Foreign Trade Council, The Center for Democracy in the Americas & USA*Engage cordially invite you to remarks and a reception.

POSTPONED-The Rise of the Muslim Middle Class

Kirsten Gilbert — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/27/2009 - 12:30pm

This event has been postponed until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Afghanistan Eight Years On

Kirsten Gilbert — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:30:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/26/2009 - 2:00pm

On October 26, Michael Cohen, a Senior Research Fellow of the New America Foundation examined U.S. strategic interests in Afghanistan with experts Christine Fair, Alexander Thier, and Jonathan Landay.

Al- Qaeda and Its Allies: The Endgame

Kirsten Gilbert — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:45:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/21/2009 - 8:15am

This conference examined the civilian dimensions of counterterrorism, and took place on October 21, 2009, at the Mayflower Hotel. A full program agenda is below, as are video recordings from the webcasts of each discussion.

Higher resolution video and an MP3 audio recording will be added here as they become available.

The Jobs Deficit: The Challenge of Putting America Back to Work

Kirsten Gilbert — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:30:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/20/2009 - 9:00am

More than one in six working Americans is now unemployed or underemployed, with more job losses yet to come. At this Oct. 20 event, some of America's leading policymakers and economic thinkers gathered to discuss how public policy should respond to this unprecedented unemployment crisis.

U.S.-Cuba Policy

Kirsten Gilbert — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:45:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/14/2009 - 12:15pm

After an introduction by Patrick Doherty, the Deputy Director of the American Strategy Program and Director of the U.S.-Cuba 21st Century Policy Initiative at New America, Anne Louise Bardach discussed the her recently published book Without Fidel: A Death Foretold in Miami, Havana, and Washington. Bardach described how an article primarily focused on the Cubana Airlines attack and exiled Cuban militants, including Luis Posada Carriles, transformed into a three-part book covering Fidel Castro's long death, the Castro fascination, and

Hope Amid Tragedy

Kirsten Gilbert — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:45:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/13/2009 - 12:15pm

On October 13, John Ging, the director of operations in Gaza for the United Nations Relief and Works, had a public discussion with Amjad Atallah, co-director of the New America Foundation's Middle East Task Force. This year UNRWA commemorates six decades of service to the Palestinian refugees, and Mr. Ging spoke about the current and prospective challenges facing UNRWA and Gaza as a whole.

Will Hatoyama's Japan Be A Responsible Stakeholder Nation?

Kirsten Gilbert — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:45:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/12/2009 - 12:15pm

In Afghanistan

Kirsten Gilbert — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/02/2009 - 3:30pm

David Loyn, developing world correspondent for the BBC and author of In Afghanistan: Two Hundred Years of British, Russian, and American Occupation, expounded upon 200 years of Afghan history as being useful in understanding the problems the U.S. and NATO currently face there. After declaring that clear thinking is needed on Afghanistan, and apparently not currently forthcoming from the Obama Administration, Loyn described his own ten points the U.S. must consider when planning its next move in the country. The two primary

What Does Europe Expect from Obama At Copenhagen?

Kirsten Gilbert — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:00:00 -0400

A New America Event
09/30/2009 - 3:30pm

Please join New America in a conversation with Reinhard Bütikofer and Claude Turmes about the upcoming 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. * This event will be webcast LIVE on the The Washington Note*

Pivoting Toward Final Status Negotiations: A Discussion with Dr. Hanan Ashrawi

Kirsten Gilbert — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:30:00 -0400

A New America Event
09/25/2009 - 11:00am

Covering Afghanistan

Kirsten Gilbert — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0400

A New America Event
09/17/2009 - 12:15pm

At today's launch event for the AfPak Channel, a joint project between the New America Foundation and Foreign Policy magazine, a panel of journalists who have often traveled to the region that U.S. President Barack Obama has made the focal point of his foreign policy shared their experiences reporting from Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The Strategic Imperative of the Two-State Solution

Kirsten Gilbert — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:30:00 -0400

A New America Event
09/16/2009 - 5:00pm

On September 16, General Danny Rothschild (Ret.) of the Israeli Defense Forces and Major General Peal D. Eaton (Ret.) of the US army discussed Israel and the United States' shared strategic interests with an emphasis on how the two-state solution has become a matter of both Israeli and US national security. The topics discussed ranged from the potential for settlement evacuation to Israel's incursion into Gaza during December 2008 and January 2009. The event was moderated by Daniel Levy, Director… more

Dealing with America's Debt Overhang

Stephanie Gunter — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:00:00 -0400

A New America Event
09/15/2009 - 8:30am

Second Bernard L. Schwartz Economic Symposium

The bursting of the housing and credit bubbles has left the United States with a huge debt overhang. As a result of the buildup of private sector debt and the economic crisis, households and firms are finding it difficult to service debt and lay a foundation for a sustainable recovery.

New America Foundation's Economic Growth Program hosted leading economists and public intellectuals to discuss the following questions:

Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba

Stephanie Gunter — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:45:00 -0400

A New America Event
09/02/2009 - 12:15pm

Please join Tom Gjelten as he discusses his new book Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause.

Sorting Out America's "Honor Problem" in the Wake of the Iraq War

Stephanie Gunter — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:45:00 -0400

A New America Event
09/01/2009 - 12:15pm

Please join General Anthony Zinni as he discusses his new book Leading the Charge: Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom.