Drone Wars: Counterterrorism and Human Rights
On March 15, Ben Emmerson, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counterterrorism
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12:15PM – 1:45PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Events
New America is proud to serve as a gathering place for events—both online and in-person—to exchange ideas, spotlight new research, and engage with diverse perspectives. Every year, New America’s events bring together thousands of people across sectors and disciplines to help shape policy discussions and drive solutions to real-world challenges.
The Hell of American Day Care
Jonathan Cohn’s recent article for The New Republic highlighted the tragic outcomes stemming from our inadequate, unequal, and l
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12:15PM – 1:30PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Canceled: Our Children’s Debt
**Thank you for your interest in our May 8 event, Our Children’s Debt. We regret that this event has been ca
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11AM – 12:30PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Auditing Afghanistan
The United States has spent tens of billions of dollars on the reconstruction effort in Afghanistan, and making sure that money goes wher
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12:15PM – 1:45PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Drone Next Door
Drones have become essential to the American way of war. They’ve given the military nearly constant surveillance from the sky, and allow
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9AM – 1:45PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Egypt in Transition
As Egypt’s revolutionary process derails, a myriad of political actors are struggling to form a new consensus
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12:15PM – 1:45PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Power Surge
For decades, politicians have been pledging to make America energy independent, and for decades, they have failed.
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12:15PM – 1:30PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
German Minister of the Interior visits Open Technology Institute
On April 30, 2013, Germany’s equivalent of the U.S. Secretary for Homeland Security, the Minister of the Interior, Hans-Peter Friedrich,
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1:30PM – 4PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Jackpot: Using Lotteries to Promote Personal Savings
Americans often view saving as a type of self-deprivation, the financial equivalent of eating your vegetables. What if the broccoli came
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11AM – 12:30PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Takedown: Inside the Hunt for Al Qaeda
On September 11, 2001, as Central Intelligence Agency analyst Philip Mudd rushed out of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to
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1PM – 2:30PM EDT
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740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005