EVENTS ARCHIVE

The Last Refuge: Yemen, Al-Qaeda, and America’s War in Arabia Wednesday, December 5, 2012 12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.  New America Foundation 1899 L St. NW Suite 400 Washington DC, 20036 Over the past few years, U.S. counterterrorism officials have frequently highlighted the blows America has dealt to al-Qaeda, especially those to its central command […]

Upcoming Events at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Talibanistan: Negotiating the Borders Between Terror, Politics, and Religion Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM 170 East 64th Street The longest war the United States has ever fought is the ongoing war in Afghanistan. But when we speak of “Afghanistan,” we really […]

Countering Online Radicalization in America A New Report by the Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) Homeland Security Project Tuesday, December 4, 2012 10:00AM – 11:00AM Bipartisan Policy Center 1225 Eye Street NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC Featuring Thomas Kean Former Governor of New Jersey Co-chair, 9/11 Commission Co-chair, BPC Homeland Security Project Lee Hamilton Former Representative […]

Inside Syria Friday, November 30 2012 12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. New America Foundation 1899 L St. NW Suite 400 Washington DC, 20036 By some estimates, the violent conflict wracking Syria has taken almost 40,000 lives since it began in March 2011. The world has been able to experience a portion of the horror alongside […]

Fortress Israel Wednesday, November 28, 2012 12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. New America Foundation 1899 L St. NW Suite 400 Washington DC, 20036 As footage of rocket attacks in Israel and Gaza once again fill television screens around world, we are reminded of how flammable the Israeli/Palestinian issue remains today. Former New York Times Chief […]

The New America Foundation (NAF) holds a discussion on “Militancy and the Arab Spring.” TIME: 12:15 p.m. LOCATION: New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. CONTACT: Clara Hogan, 202-596-3369, hogan@newamerica.net; [Note: Register at http://newamerica.net/events/2012/militancy_and_the_arab_spring PARTICIPANTS: Souad Mekhennet, fellow at Harvard University; Leila Hilal, director of the NAF Middle East Task Force; […]

Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst, to speak at Stanford On Wednesday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m. Hillel at Stanford and the Pearl Foundation will sponsor a Daniel Pearl Memorial lecture, “Manhunt: The Search for Bin Laden,” with Peter Bergen, CNN’s National Security Analyst. CNN National Security Analyst Peter Bergen will discuss the 10-year hunt […]

            _____________________________________________________________________ US National Security: Six Top Issues for the President in 2013 Date: November 9, 2011 Location: Renaissance Mayflower Hotel 1127 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Plenary 6: Afghanistan/Pakistan Discussion: The US-Pakistan Relationship: A Critical Crossroad   Room:     Colonial Ballroom Time:      9:30-10:30 Moderator: Daniel Markey, Council on Foreign Relations Peter Bergen, New […]

DACOR Bacon House is at the corner of 18thand F Streets in Northwest Washington. Our street address is 1801 F Street NW. 12 – 12:30            A reception in Mr. Bergen’s honor 12:30 – 1:05        Lunch 1:10 – 1:40           His presentation 1:40 – 1:55           Q & A 2:00                    Finish  

Peter Bergen, Author of “Man Hunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad,” to Speak Starts 7:00 PM Tuesday Oct 30, 2012 Weyerhaeuser Memorial Chapel Peter Bergen, a print and television journalist and author; the director of the national security studies program at the New America Foundation in Washington D.C.; a fellow […]