EVENTS ARCHIVE

  The Black Banners The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against Al-Qaeda Please join the New America Foundation’s National Security Studies Program for a discussion ofThe Black Banners, a history of America’s successes — and failings — in the war against al-Qaeda, from former FBI interrogator and special agent Ali Soufan. PARTICIPANTS Featured […]

The Aspen Institute Announces 2011 Aspen Security Forum Speakers include Sec. Janet Napolitano, Adm. Eric Olson, Adm. Dennis Blair, and Gen. Jim Jones WASHINGTON, March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Aspen Institute Homeland Security Program announces its second annual forum on homeland security and counterterrorism, the 2011 Aspen Security Forum. More than 50 top-level current […]

  Former 9/11 Commission Chairman Tom Kean and Members of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s National Security Preparedness Group to Make Recommendations on Preventing Violent Radicalization in America 0 0 0 WASHINGTON, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ —  The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) will host a press conference with former 9/11 Commission Chairman Tom Kean, a co-chair […]

COMMITTEE: House Armed Services Committee SUB-COMMITTEE: Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee hearing on “Ten Years On: The Evolution of the Terrorist Threat Since 9/11.” TIME: 1:30 p.m. LOCATION: 2212 Rayburn House Office Building CONTACT: 202-225-4151 recorded schedule 202-225-2675 PARTICIPANTS: Brian Michael Jenkins, senior advisor at the RAND Corporation; Peter Bergen, […]

Posted at 02:14 PM ET, 05/17/2011 Rep. Peter King to hold hearing on homeland security implications of bin Laden’s death By Felicia Sonmez   Residents and reporters stand outside the house where al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was caught and killed by U.S. forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Aqeel Ahmed)The House Homeland Security Committee will […]

The Washington Daybook May 24, 2011 Senate Foreign Relations Committee COMMITTEE: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Full committee hearing on “Al Qaeda, the Taliban and Other Extremist Groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” TIME: 9 a.m. LOCATION: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building CONTACT: 202-224-4651 PARTICIPANTS: Peter Bergen, director of the National Security Studies Program at the New […]

Asia Society cordially invites you to The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict between America and Al-Qaeda Ten years have passed since the shocking attacks on the World Trade Center, and after seven years of conflict, the last U.S. combat troops left Iraq—only to move into Afghanistan, where the ten-year-old fight continues: the war on terror […]

“Militant Islam in North Africa: Past and Present.” TIME: 12:15 p.m.LOCATION: The New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C.CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, brown@newamerica.net; communications@newamerica.net; PARTICIPANTS: Camille Tawil, correspondent at Al-Hayat; and Peter Bergen, director of NAF’s National Security Studies ProgramCOUNTRY:  NORTHERN AFRICA (90%); AFRICA (74%); SUBJECT: ||AFRICA/ISLAM|| Foreign Affairs;  RELIGION (86%); LOAD-DATE: April 19, 2011LANGUAGE: ENGLISHTYPE:Discussion

The New America Foundation (NAF) holds a book discussion on “Pakistan: A Hard Country.” TIME: 12:15 p.m.LOCATION: The New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C.CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, brown@newamerica.net; communications@newamerica.net; PARTICIPANTS: author Anatol Lieven; and Peter Bergen, director of NAF’s National Security Studies ProgramCOUNTRY:  PAKISTAN (74%); SUBJECT: ||PAKISTAN/BOOK|| Foreign Affairs; LOAD-DATE: April 6, 2011LANGUAGE: […]

Annual Champagne Brunch for Bronze Partners Peter Bergen author The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict between America and Al Qaeda Peter Bergen, director of national security studies at the New America Foundation, is also author of Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden (2001), which has been translated into 18 languages […]