EVENTS ARCHIVE

  The Battle for Afghanistan and Pakistan A Threat Assessment of al-Qaeda and its Allies   Join the New America Foundation for a timely assessment of the threat from al-Qaeda and its allies in Afghanistan and Pakistan with three experts on the subject. Michael Waltz recently returned from a one year tour of duty in […]

Hosted by Journalist Peter Bergen, ID INVESTIGATES: WHY IS BIN LADEN ALIVE? Premieres Sunday, September 12 at 10PM ET  SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ — As the U.S. embarks on its 10th year since September 11, America’s leading investigation network takes an in-depth look at how it is possible that no one has been […]

Counterinsurgency: America’s Strategic Burden November 20, 2009     9:15 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Karen J. Greenberg Executive Director, Center on Law and Security, NYU Law   9:30-11:00 a.m. Counterinsurgency Today: Theory vs. Reality Panelists: Conrad Crane, Janine Davidson, Steve Fondacaro, John Nagl, Adam Silverman Moderator: Peter Bergen   11:00-12:30 p.m. Lessons from the […]

The House Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment will hold a hearing entitled “Reassessing the Evolving al-Qa`ida Threat to the Homeland,” on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in 311 Cannon House Office Building.

  U.S. Afghan Strategy: The Big Questions Peter Bergen, Stephen Biddle, Gilles Dorronsoro, Jessica Tuchman Mathews Monday, November 09, 2009 – Washington, DC   As debate on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan continues, the big strategic questions sometimes get lost in the noise over troop numbers. Panelists will address: Should the United States focus its campaign in Afghanistan and Pakistan on […]

As debate on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan continues, the big strategic questions sometimes get lost in the noise over troop numbers. Panelists will address:  Should the United States focus its campaign in Afghanistan and Pakistan on al Qaida alone? Or on al-Qaida and the Taliban? Would a counterterrorism strategy suffice? If not, what kind of […]

Film Screening and Panel Discussion  Monday, November 9, 2009 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  New America Foundation 1899 L St, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036  RSV

Senate Foreign Relations Committee COMMITTEE: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Full committee hearing on “Confronting al-Qaeda: Understanding the Threat in Afghanistan and Beyond.” TIME: 2:30 p.m. LOCATION: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building CONTACT: 202-224-4651 [Note: Rescheduled from October 6.] PARTICIPANTS: Peter Bergen, senior research fellow and co-director of the New America Foundation’s Counterterrorism Strategy Initiative; Bruce […]

6:45p doors open 730p event   Miller’s Academy Invites you to a debate   “This house believes the NATO mission in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good”                                  Clare Short MP   and    Peter Bergen                      (For the motion)                                                            (Against the motion)         Wednesday, 17th June 7:30pm At: Miller’s Academy of Arts […]