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Social Media Jihad 2.0 Inside ISIS’ Global Recruitment and Incitement Campaign RSVP When January 18, 2017 12:15 pm – 1:45 am Where New America 740 15th St NW #900 Washington, D.C. 20005 Since June 2014, the Islamic State has waged the most aggressive online recruitment and incitement campaign of any terrorist group in history. The […]

DC Daybook – Policy & News Events January 11, 2017 Wednesday 02:30 PM GMT New America – Discussion SECTION: WAGEN; Homeland Security LENGTH: 75 words TIME: 14:30 EVENT: New America holds a discussion on “Guantanamo Bay: Year 15.” PARTICIPANTS: Thomas Wilner, co-founder of Close Guantanamo; Andy Worthington, co-founder of Close Guantanamo; and Peter Bergen, vice […]

Reducing Violent Extremism: What Works? RSVP Photo: Ege Gocmen / Shutterstock.com When December 16, 2016 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Where New America 740 15th St NW #900 Washington, D.C. 20005 Fifteen years into the “Global War on Terror,” the US and other governments continue to struggle to contain the threat of violent extremism. At […]

2018 Fellows Information Session – NYC RSVP When December 5, 2016 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Where Civic Hall 118 W 22nd Street New York, N.Y. 10011 The New America Fellows program supports talented journalists, scholars, analysts, filmmakers, and practitioners whose work confronts pressing problems of our time. The project should be ambitious but well-defined. […]

The Capitol region’s premiere holiday book event is back for the 39th year! The National Press Club Journalism Institute is once again partnering with landmark local book seller Politics & Prose for a night of pols, pundits and prose. Authors will be on hand to talk to their fans and sign books at this most […]

The Defense One Summit 2016 Thursday, November 17, 2016 | 7:15 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. Marriott Marquis 901 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001 #DefOneSummit Register Now At the 4th Annual Defense One Summit, global security leaders will gather to explore three themes — Crisis, Conflict, and Continuity — as the American presidency shifts to […]

Peter Bergen: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists Tue. November 15, 2016 7:00PM – 8:00PM Museum Auditorium on the Atrium Terrace Level (Second Floor) Google Map Who are American jihadis and what motivates them to carry out acts of terrorism against their home country? New York Times best-selling author and CNN National Security Analyst Peter Bergen discusses […]

TERROR A Screening with VICE RSVP When November 14, 2016 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Where Civic Hall 156 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor New York, NY 10010 With the death of Osama bin Laden and the explosion of the Arab Spring five years ago, it seemed like the war on terror might be ending. Instead, […]

PETER BERGEN, United States of Jihad In Conversation with Bill Nigut, Senior Executive Producer, Georgia Public Broadcasting The recent tragic, ISIS-inspired attacks in Paris, San Bernardino, Orlando, and Nice provide fresh evidence that “homegrown” terrorism is a real and present danger. In United States of Jihad, CNN national security analyst and New York Times bestselling […]

Peter Bergen – Alper JCC Berrin Family Jewish Book Festival Tuesday, November 01, 2016, 7:30pm to 9:30pm Peter Bergen is an acclaimed journalist, producer, CNN–TV’s national security analyst, and helps run a public policy think tank. His latest book United States of Jihad is a riveting look at ‘homegrown’ Islamist terrorism from 9/11 to the […]