Al-Qaeda Central Capabilities, Allies, and Messages Thursday, February 25, 20109:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.New America Foundation 1899 L St NW, 4th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Two strikingly different but simultaneously accurate pictures of al-Qaeda have dominated recent discussion of the terrorist group: one, a resilient foe still determined to attack the United States and its […]
Open Forum Series Al Qaeda Now: Networks, Strategies, Goals Featuring Peter Bergen Terrorism Analyst, CNN Author of The Osama bin Laden I Know Fellow, Center on Law and Security Roger Cressey Partner, Good Harbor Consulting Fellow, Center on Law and Security Thomas Hegghammer Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Defense […]
A French View of al Qaeda and Affiliated Groups Monday, February 15, 20103:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. New America Foundation1899 L St NW, 4th FloorWashington, DC 20036 Eight years after September 11 al Qaeda’s strength is unclear; the organization has active affiliates in the Arabian Peninsula, Africa, and the Middle East, but has suffered […]
“Yemen on the Brink? A Threat Assessment of al Qaeda in Yemen.” TIME: 12:15 p.m.LOCATION: NAF, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C.CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, brown@newamerica.net; communications@newamerica.net; PARTICIPANTS: independent journalist Barack Barfi; Christopher Boucek, associate at the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Brian Fishman, counterterrorism fellow at NAF; […]
The Only Thing Worth Dying For How Eleven Green Berets Forged a New Afghanistan Eight years and over 900 fallen American soldiers later, the war in Afghanistan rages on. With the release of The Only Thing Worth Dying For, readers will finally get a look into the secret world of Special Forces soldiers operating in […]
The Middle East Policy Council Invites you and your colleagues to their 59th Capitol Hill Conference 18 Months and Beyond: Implications of U.S. policy in Afghanistan Panel includes Frank Anderson, President, Middle East Policy Council Peter Bergen, Senior Research Fellow, Co-Director, Counterterrorism Strategy Initiative, New America Foundation Marc Sageman, Principal, Sageman Consulting, LLC; Director of […]
Camp Victory, Afghanistan Wednesday, September 22, 20104:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.The New America Foundation 1899 L St. NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036 Please join the New America Foundation Counterterrorism Strategy Initiative for a screening of the feature-length documentary “Camp Victory, Afghanistan.” Drawing from three years spent on the ground and nearly 300 […]
“The Evolving Nature of Terrorism – Nine Years after the 9/11 Attacks” Full Committee Wednesday, September 15, 2010 10am 311 Cannon House Office Building Full Committee Hearing “The Evolving Nature of Terrorism – Nine Years after the 9/11 Attacks” Witnesses: Members of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s National Security Preparedness Group: Peter Bergen, Senior Fellow, New […]
CQ Congressional Testimony September 15, 2010 Wednesday THE EVOLVING NATURE OF TERRORISM; COMMITTEE: HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY SECTION: CAPITOL HILL HEARING TESTIMONY LENGTH: 8709 words TESTIMONY-BY: PETER BERGEN, SENIOR FELLOW AFFILIATION: NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION Statement of Peter Bergen Senior Fellow New America Foundation Committee on House Homeland Security September 15, 2010 My testimony will […]
The Center on Law and Security presents Open Forum Series The Threat Today: An Assessment featuring Peter Bergen, CNN National Security analyst and Center on Law and Security Fellow Mitchell Silber, Director of Intelligence Analysis, NYPD Juan Carlos Zarate, Senior Adviser, Transnational Threats Project and Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program, Center for Strategic and […]