Steven Clemons: All Publications, Events and Press

The New Forgotten War

Stephanie Gunter — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:30:00 -0500

A New America Event
11/19/2009 - 4:00pm

Please join the New America Foundation for a conversation with Ad Melkert, Special Representative for the United Nations Secretary General in Iraq.

How Copenhagen Died During Barack Obama's Asia Trip

Erin Drankoski — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:21:00 -0500

He did it! During his trip to China, President Barack Obama mentioned human rights and the importance of free thinking, and China didn't dump its massive pile of U.S. dollars. America must still have some sway left in the world.

Perhaps Obama is now on a roll and will score a last-minute deal with China on climate change reduction targets or revaluing the Chinese yuan to get the global economic order rebalanced. Not.

President Obama's Appeal Greater Overseas? | amNY

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:07:00 -0500

Americans would have been happy with a handshake, equal footing,” said Steven Clemons, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. ...

The Assassination of Greg Craig

Erin Drankoski — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:50:00 -0500

Gregory Craig, White House counsel to President Obama and national security advisor to Obama during the presidential campaign, resigned his post this past Friday. But when rumors broke Thursday of his imminent departure, Craig had not written his farewell note and may not have planned to leave -- yet.

Science at the Leading Edge Versus Embargo | Cuba Headlines

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:06:00 -0500

Steve Clemons, director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation and one of the delegation members, says in a Washington Note blog ...

Can Washington’s National Security Bureaucracy Work?

Kirsten Gilbert — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:45:00 -0500

A New America Event
11/04/2009 - 12:15pm

After introductory remarks by American Strategy Program Director Steve Clemons, James R. Locher III -- President & CEO of the Project on National Security Reform, and lead author of Turning Ideas into Action -- laid out the many issues handicapping the national security bureaucracy. Describing the Departments as strong and the integrating mechanisms chronically weak, Locher portrayed the National Security Adviser as the head of an enormous force with almost no independent power, lacking even

Obama's World Outreach Teetering | Asia Times

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:59:00 -0500

... forth a vision of the kinds of relationships he wanted," said Steven Clemons, director of the American Strategy Project at the New America Foundation. ...

Obama's Outreach to Muslim World Teetering | Inter Press Service

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:33:00 -0500

... forth a vision of the kinds of relationships he wanted," said Steven Clemons, director of the American Strategy Project at the New America Foundation. ...

The New Prize

Kirsten Gilbert — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:45:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/29/2009 - 12:15pm

On October 29, Daniel Yergin, Pullitzer Prize-winning author of The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power, released an updated edition of The Prize with Steve Clemons, director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation.

Afghanistan Haunted By Ghost Of Vietnam | WIBW

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:55:00 -0400

Steve Clemons of the nonpartisan New America Foundation said one of the factors in the Soviet-Afghan War -- which pitted the Soviet-backed Democratic ...

Detecting IEDs a Daunting Challenge for US Military | CNN

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:06:00 -0400

They do have a deeply felt antagonism of anyone trying to control them or occupy their government," said Steve Clemons, an expert on Afghanistan for the ...

POSTPONED-The Rise of the Muslim Middle Class

Kirsten Gilbert — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/27/2009 - 12:30pm

This event has been postponed until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience.

With Kerry In The Spotlight In Afghanistan, Where's Holbrooke? | NPR

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:07:00 -0400

There is some truth to that, according to Steve Clemons of the New America Foundation, who has known Holbrooke for many years. ...

Envoy Holbrooke Missing from Afghan Talks | Washington Times

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:18:00 -0400

"Karzai doesn't trust or like Holbrooke. ...There is not much of a relationship there," said Steve Clemons, executive vice president at the New America Foundation who runs a popular foreign policy ...

The Jobs Deficit: The Challenge of Putting America Back to Work

Kirsten Gilbert — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:30:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/20/2009 - 9:00am

More than one in six working Americans is now unemployed or underemployed, with more job losses yet to come. At this Oct. 20 event, some of America's leading policymakers and economic thinkers gathered to discuss how public policy should respond to this unprecedented unemployment crisis.

Japan | New York Times

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:53:00 -0400

... modernized and will be healthier and even stronger over the long term for it," Steve Clemons of US think tank New America Foundation said in a recent ...

Obama/Nobel | Countdown with Keith Olbermann (MSNBC)

Erin Drankoski — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:19:00 -0400

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Will Hatoyama's Japan Be A Responsible Stakeholder Nation?

Kirsten Gilbert — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:45:00 -0400

A New America Event
10/12/2009 - 12:15pm

Can the War in Afghanistan Still Be Won? | Newsweek

Cecille Isidro — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:01:00 -0400

Arguing against the motion were Steve Coll, CEO of the New America Foundation; retired US armylt. Col. John Nagl, president of the Center for a New American ...

Cuba | Foreign Policy

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:45:00 -0400

Steve Clemons, New America's foreign-policy chief and the editor of The Washington Note, organized the event and has been building a left-right coalition of ...