DC Events


“Interrogation in the 21st Century”

January 29, 2015 | New America 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036

Ever since reports of abusive tactics surfaced in the early 2000s, the efficacy of interrogation methods used by the U.S. military and intelligence services has been an issue of contention. Over the past 15 years, the debate has focused largely…

“Interrupting Foreign Policy: Bringing Women to the Forefront”

February 04, 2015 | New America 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036

Over the past year, much ink has been spilled on how women need to speak up and lean in – on how they need to be represented more and better across foreign policy institutions and in and on the media. According to the …

“88 Days to Kandahar”

February 10, 2015 | New America 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036

When President George W. Bush ordered U.S. troops to invade Afghanistan in 2001, Robert Grenier, then the CIA station chief in Islamabad, Pakistan, found himself directing the country’s “southern campaign” -- orchestrating the final defeat of the…

“Our Terrible Country: Film Screening and Panel Discussion”

February 17, 2015 | E Street Cinema 555 11th Street NW Washington, DC 20004

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…

“Anonymous Soldiers: The Struggle for Israel, 1917-1947”

March 03, 2015 | New America 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036

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…

Digital Humanitarians

March 09, 2015 | New America 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036

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,…

Bridging the Civil-Military Divide

April 02, 2015 | New America 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036

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…

Abducted Abroad: Returning American Hostages

April 06, 2015 | New America 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036

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-…

“The Digital Threat of ISIS & the War in Syria”

April 07, 2015 | New America 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (often referred to as ISIS, ISIL, or The Islamic State) is becoming increasingly technically sophisticated in the way they target their adversaries. In late November 2014, a Syrian activist group running the…