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As Afghanistan’s "summer fighting season" kicks into high gear and the Obama administration’s December 2010 review comes ever closer, join Afghanistan expert Martine van Bijlert and New America Foundation president Steve Coll for a discussion of Afghan politics, militant reconciliation, and the West’s plan in Afghanistan.

From town tabloids to major metropolitan dailies, newspapers seem to be in their last throes. The availability of free and instant news online, the high profit margins demanded by media conglomerates, and the steep declines in advertising revenue have hit newspapers hard. They have been forced to lay off employees, trim their pages, close print operations or -- as The Hearst Corp. has threatened to do to the San Francisco Chronicle -- shut down completely.

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the national bestseller Ghost Wars, Steve Coll presents the story of the Bin Laden family's rise to power and privilege. In The Bin Ladens, Coll shows how the family navigated though and around economic and cultural hurdles, and he presents an authentic story of Saudi Arabia, America and those caught in the crossfire.

The great story of modern world history is the rise of a global system of power, commerce, finance, culture, and ideology resting first on the power of Britain and now on that of America. As horrified Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Soviets looked on, since 1688 the British have been on the winning side in every great power conflict in which they have fought — with the single exception of the American Revolution.

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Join the New America Foundation in hosting Ambassador Satinder K. Lambah, the Prime Minister of India's Special Envoy on Afghanistan, in an intimate off-the-record briefing on July 29 at 3:00pm.

** Due to a change in travel plans, we are canceling this event.  We apologize for any inconvenience."

Please join us for an invitation-only, off-the-record roundtable discussion with Mark Sedwill, UK Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, led by New America Foundation President Steve Coll.

Please join the New America Foundation and the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy in a conference about Afghanistan.

The 9/11 attacks and the tumultuous years that followed have dramatically changed the United States. At this September 2011 event,  New America Foundation President Steve Coll, New America National Security Studies Program Director Peter Bergen, and Foreign Policy magazine Editor in Chief Susan Glasser looked back on the 9/11 attacks and the way they shaped – and continue to impact – our lives today.

Video highlights from that discussion are available above, while audio and video recordings of the full event can be accessed at right.

 

The rise of other global powers is a profound new reality of today’s world. As headlines remind us nearly everyday, China, India, Russia, as well as the European Union, Japan, and others are rapidly gaining strength and influence. How should the U.S. navigate this new world landscape? Does the rise of these powers represent an ideological challenge or an economic boom? Will global warming convince us we are all in the same boat? The Next World conference will explore these questions and others, focusing on key foreign policy priorities for the next administration.

Has the right hijacked patriotism? Has the left ceded it? Does wearing a flag lapel pin make you a true patriot? Is dissenting against a war truly patriotic? Who decides?

Written by former speechwriter and senior domestic policy advisor to President Clinton, Eric Liu, and Seattle-based entrepreneur and philanthropist, Nick Hanauer, The True Patriot argues that in these cynical times there should be a higher call: to country first.

Please join the New America Foundation for the release of a new Pew Global Attitudes report based on a survey conducted among 2,000 Pakistanis from April 13-April 28, 2010. This report provides an in-depth look at Pakistani attitudes toward extremism, the Taliban, al Qaeda and Lakshar-e-Taiba; views of the U.S., President Obama and U.S. policies; views of India; ratings for major Pakistani political leaders and institutions; views on law, religion, and society; and more.