EVENTS ARCHIVE

Blood Year In June 2014, ISIS seized Mosul, the anchor of northern Iraq and home to more than two million. Can we recover from this? What does a coherent strategy look like after this disastrous year? In “Blood Year: Terror and the Islamic State,” Dr. David Kilcullen draws upon interviews with communities and combatants, work […]

Contested Terrain: The Future of Afghan Women Share Tweet Facebook Email event | May 28, 2015    Contested Terrain: The Future of Afghan Women Thursday, May 28, 2015 12:15 PM – 01:45 PM 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 RSVP   With the U.S. withdrawing from Afghanistan and a new Afghan government […]

  Our next Thunderbird convocation takes place Friday, May 8. Join us for this convocation event and other graduation activities. Graduates’ Reception Date: Thursday, May 7, 2015 Time: 4:30 – 6 p.m. Location: The Roy and Pam Herberger Administration Building, Thunderbird School of Global Management Attire: Business Guests: Open to all students, friends, family and Thunderbird Community, Tickets are not […]

U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Thursday, May 7, 2015, at 10 a.m. at a hearing titled “Jihad 2.0: Social Media in the Next Evolution of Terrorist Recruitment.”   

May 6 11:00AM American Forum – ISIS – Muslin Jihadists or Just Terrorists Peter Bergen May 6, 2015, 11:00AM Part of a new American Forum special series in Spring 2015 The Aftermath of the Endless War Television Broadcast: May 31, 2015 PETER BERGEN is a journalist, documentary producer, and the author of four books about […]

Monday, May 04, 2015 12:15 PM – 01:45 PM 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 RSVP   When Emma Sky, a British civilian, volunteered to help rebuild Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, her assignment was only supposed to last three months. She went on to serve there longer […]

  Sudden Justice : America’s Secret Drone Wars Friday, May 01, 2015 12:15 PM – 01:45 PM 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC, 20035 RSVP   Drone warfare has quickly become the norm. Since taking office, President Obama has carried out 300 more covert strikes than President Bush did in Pakistan alone, and he […]

“Reporting Under Fear” — SAIS Observer Inaugural With CNN’s Peter Bergen The SAIS Observer Thursday, April 30, 2015 from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM (EDT) Washington, DC