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Steve Clemons gave an update on the situation in Libya, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He talked about the transition to a new government, saying that the…

Panelists talked about the future of Afghanistan. Topics included peace negotiations, U.S.-Pakistan relations, Afghanistan war strategy and counterinsurgency efforts. Following prepared rema…

Ann Coulter and Grover Norquist talked about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. The majority of Ms. Coulter’s comments were critical of Democrats on foreign policy and the war. In addition, she a…

Dimitri Simes talked about the future of Afghanistan. Topics included the challenge of U.S. fighting two wars, the need for a set strategy, and U.S.-Russia cooperation in dealing with the re…

Panelists discussed U.S. strategy for the Afghanistan war, the cost of operations, counterinsurgency goals, threats to regional security, and peace negotiations. They also responded to quest…

The co-chairs of the Century Foundation’s International Task Force on Afghanistan talked about the release of the group’s report on the prospects for peace in Afghanistan. In their remarks t…

Steve Clemons spoke by phone about State Department Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, who died the previous day following surgery for a torn aorta. Among …

Former Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad spoke about terrorism and efforts to combat terrorist groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In his remarks he said he wanted the U.S. to remain the pre-emine…

Three panels at a day-long forum on terrorism focused on the future of terrorism and U.S. responses to the threat of terrorism. Among the topics addressed were terrorist tactics and goals, c…

Robert Pape talked about a sub-project of the University of Chicago’s Project on Security and Terrorism on “suicide terrorism,” which compiles statistics and keeps a database of all the suic…

Representative Brian Baird (D-WA) spoke about U.S. efforts to combat terrorism, the psychology of terrorism, and ways in which partisan politics and “group think” affect political efforts to…

Participants in a day-long forum on U.S. military policy and terrorism spoke about a number of issues. Admiral Roughead spoke about the role of the Navy in national security and counterterro…

Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg opened a day-long conference on the future of U.S. foreign policy with a speech about U.S. foreign policy priorities. Following his remarks diplomat…

A bipartisan group of scholars, business executives, former government officials and journalists known as the Afghanistan Study Group released a report on the war. It recommended changes in …

Panelists talked about the trends in terrorism and counter-terrorism policies. They focused on al Qaeda, the psychology of political violence, the decentralized nature of terrorism, and the …

Panelists discussed the Obama administration after one year. The panel consisted of essayists from the January-February 2010 issue of American Interest on the first year of the Obama adminis…

The New America Foundation hosted on event with David Shorr, Weston Konishi and Steve Clemons about Japan and the book, Powers and Principles: International Leadership in a Shrinking World. …

Bob Schieffer Moderated a panel discussion on Japan’s recent presidential elections and the potential impact on future relations between Asia and the United States.

Panelists discussed US-Latin American relations, with an emphasis on President Obama’s decision to ease travel restrictions to Cuba. They also talked about the Summit of the Americas. The pa…

Wadah Khanfar participated in a discussion on the relationship between the U.S. and Al Jazeera and the Arab World. Topics included the knowledge level in journalistic reporting on the Middle…