EVENTS ARCHIVE

July 14, 2026 The Future of the Foreign Affairs Workforce: Rebuilding Public Service VIRTUAL 12PM – 1PM EDT Shutterstock ADD TO CALENDAR The United States faces increasingly complex global challenges, and the strength of its foreign‑affairs institutions depends on the people who serve within them. A year ago, widespread Reductions in Force (RIFs) significantly affected […]

Council on Foreign Relations Hybrid The Legacy of America’s War on Terror and What’s Next Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. (EDT) Twenty-Five Years Later: Reflections on 9/11 and the War on Terror Register or Decline Invitee Peter Bergen, New America Location In-Person Session: Council on Foreign Relations 1777 F Street, NW Washington, […]

The Man Who Stole the Gods A conversation with Matthew Campbell and Peter Bergen with Tess Davis HYBRID New America 740 15th St NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 12PM – 1PM EDT Join the New America Fellows Program and Future Security Programs, and the Antiquities Coalition for a conversation about The Man Who Stole […]

Jun 5, 2026 1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World Hybrid 12PM – 1PM EDT Over the course of the 1850s and 1860s, during the first era of globalization, the world experienced an unprecedented economic boom. Fueling this expansion was an explosion in the global bond market, at […]

Register Now SOF Week Home Already registered? Agenda All events and timing are subject to change. All Dates 5/18-5/21 Monday 5/18 Tuesday 5/19 Wednesday 5/20 Thursday 5/21 Filters Showing 50 sessions .Search Search Share filtered agenda May 18, 2026 8:15 AM ET SOF For Life: Tactical Transition to Civilian Success | Pre-registration is required 8:15 […]

From Life Itself Event This event is cosponsored with ASU and the Future Security Initiative. One neighborhood in Istanbul offers a window onto a city, a country, a region, and a world in upheaval. In From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan, Suzy Hansen centers her reporting on Karagümrük. […]

This marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Four different US Presidents waged wars against al-Qaeda and its affiliated groups. International correspondent Peter Bergen asks what do we know now about al-Qaeda and bin Laden that we didn’t understand two and half decades ago? Drawing on his donation of 150,000 pages of documents and […]

The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s In the 1970s, an unprecedented wave of international terrorism broke out around the world. More ambitious, networked and far-reaching than ever before, new armed groups terrorized the West with intricately planned plane hijackings and hostage missions, leaving governments scrambling to cope. Their motives were […]

What is the “Trump Doctrine?” A discussion with Peter Bergen, CNN’s national security analyst and vice president for global studies and fellows at New America Thursday, Feb 19, 2026 12:30pm – 2:00pm EST McCourt School of Public Policy [ map ]

The Warhead: The Quest to Build the Perfect Weapon EVENT Paveway, the first “smart” bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing civilian casualties. The true impact of the bomb, however, is ever more complex and unpredictable. In his new book, The Warhead: The Quest to Build the Perfect Weapon […]