The spring of 2015 marks the 4th anniversary of the Syrian Revolution. While current developments leave little hope for an end of the conflict in the near future, individual stories are often overshadowed by political battles. What started as a…

A day-long conference in February 2015 that launched New America’s cybersecurity initiative by connecting a diverse group of experts from academia, industry, government, and civil society. Speakers included: John Carlin, Assistant Attorney…

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ

In his newest book, Anonymous Soldiers: The Struggle for Israel, 1917 – 1947, Bruce Hoffman, the director of the Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, provides a…

After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, thousands of digital volunteers mobilized online to support search and rescue efforts and human relief operations on the ground. These digital humanitarians used crowdsourcing to make sense of social media,…

Changing Hands Bookstore, Phoenix, AZ

Co-sponsored by the Phoenix Council on Global Affairs, Gainey Ranch Golf Club, Scottsdale, AZ 

In July 1997, Thomas E. Ricks wrote an article for the Atlantic that detailed the widening gap between the U.S. military and the American public. After following a platoon of Marine recruits through basic training and their post-graduation leave…

Hostage-taking, particularly the capture of Westerners, has emerged as a prominent jihadist tactic in recent years. In Syria and Iraq, ISIS has executed four Americans it took hostage. In Pakistan, Al Qaeda has held Warren Weinstein, a 73-year-…