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See more news releases in: Aerospace & Defense, Homeland Security, Domestic Policy, Foreign Policy & International Affairs The Aspen Institute Announces 2010 Aspen Security Forum Speakers include Mike Mullen, Michael Leiter, and Michael Chertoff WASHINGTON, April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Aspen Institute Homeland Security Program announces its first annual forum on homeland security and counterterrorism, […]

Striking Remotely: Predator Drones Wednesday, 14 April; 6:30 pm “The only game in town.” — Leon Panetta, CIA director, May 2009 Predator drones were initially developed for unmanned aerial reconnaissance. They are now the go-to weapon used against al-Qaeda and the Taliban for targeted assassinations in Pakistan and Afghanistan by the CIA. This controversial program […]

  NewsCNN national security analyst presents “Obama’s War” at Benedictine 3/30/2010Phil Brozynski, Media Relations Manager (630) 829-6094 pbrozynski@ben.edu CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen, who produced Osama bin Laden’s first television interview during which he declared war against the United States, will present “Obama’s War: al-Qaeda, the Taliban and Afghanistan” at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, […]

CNN security analyst Peter Bergen. His talk begins at 8 p.m. in Farthing Auditorium. Admission is free. Bergen’s talk is titled “Obama’s War: Global Terrorism and the Urgency for a Stable Afghanistan.” His talk is presented by the University Forum’s Distinguished Lecture Series.

Effective Interrogation Techniques Eliciting Information, Deradicalization and Counterinsurgency From Indonesia to Iraq Join the New America Foundation and The National Interest for a discussion with Matthew Alexander, the former senior military interrogator who led an elite interrogation team in Iraq that found Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the former al-Qaeda leader, who was killed in a subsequent […]

OBAMA’S WAR ON AL QAEDA AND ITS ALLIES” PETER BERGEN The Steel Family Lecture Date and Time: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 , 5:30 p.m. Location: Fleishman Commons, Sanford Building (map) Cost: Free Parking: Science Drive Visitor Lot (map) Bergen, a CNN national security analyst and New America Foundation fellow, will discuss the Obama’s strategic and […]

A Future Tense Event from Slate Magazine and the New America Foundation Manhunt: From Saddam to bin Laden What Social Networks Mean for Modern Warfare Friday, February 26, 2010 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. New America Foundation 1899 L St NW, 4th Floor Washington, DC 20036 In 2003, a team of innovative U.S. soldiers captured […]

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 […]