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Introducing Planetary Politics

New America’s Planetary Politics initiative is a call to action for reimagining a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable global order.

Nov 30, 2022

Candace Rondeaux

The Escalating Fight Over Our Digital Future

In Short

The Escalating Fight Over Our Digital Future

Nov 30, 2022

Gordon LaForge, Candace Rondeaux

Understanding the New Proxy Wars

Book / In Depth

Understanding the New Proxy Wars

Sep 1, 2022

Peter Bergen, Candace Rondeaux, Daniel Rothenberg, David Sterman

Equity and Racial Justice: Where Do They Fit in a National Security Strategy?

Report / In Depth

Equity and Racial Justice: Where Do They Fit in a National Security Strategy?

Eight essays exploring what a U.S. national security strategy focused on racial equity and justice could look like at home and abroad.

Feb 22, 2022

Heather Hurlburt, Shalonda Spencer, Sneha Nair, Elana Aquino, Shannon Paige, Sundaa Bridgett-Jones, Mari Faines, Nola Haynes, Amaney Jamal, Theodore Johnson, Pratima Narayan, Esq.

The Meaning of Security

Report / In Depth

The Meaning of Security

This report analyzes how Americans’ perceptions of what constitutes a national security threat have changed and how to meet these challenges

Apr 19, 2021

Alexandra Stark, Candace Rondeaux, Heather Hurlburt

The Monarchs’ Pawns?

Report / In Depth

The Monarchs’ Pawns?

Alexandra Stark examines the proxy warfare strategies adopted by three Gulf states and how they changed over time.

Jun 15, 2020

Alexandra Stark

The Tweet of Damocles

Report / In Depth

The Tweet of Damocles

Nate Rosenblatt and David Kilcullen examine lessons for American proxy warfare, and provide a framework for analyzing proxy intervention.

Apr 6, 2020

David Kilcullen, Nate Rosenblatt

U.S.-Iran Proxy Competition in Iraq

Report / In Depth

U.S.-Iran Proxy Competition in Iraq

This report illustrates changing proxy dynamics in Iraq and their implications for the larger U.S.-Iranian tensions.

Feb 10, 2020

Douglas Ollivant, Erica Gaston

The “Proxy War” Prism on Yemen

Report / In Depth

The “Proxy War” Prism on Yemen

This report looks at how the lens of proxy war can easily misrepresent the war in Yemen and complicate efforts to resolve the conflict.

Dec 10, 2019

Raiman Al-Hamdani, Adam Baron

Decoding the Wagner Group: Analyzing the Role of Private Military Security Contractors in Russian Proxy Warfare

Report / In Depth

Decoding the Wagner Group: Analyzing the Role of Private Military Security Contractors in Russian Proxy Warfare

This report delves into the history and covert operations of private military security contractors in ongoing proxy wars in the Middle East.

Nov 7, 2019

Candace Rondeaux

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

New America Fellows

From Life Itself

Cultivating Connections: Why Relationships Matter for Youth Apprenticeship

Private 5G Networks at Risk

Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge

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Introducing Planetary Politics

The Escalating Fight Over Our Digital Future

Understanding the New Proxy Wars

Equity and Racial Justice: Where Do They Fit in a National Security Strategy?

The Meaning of Security

The Monarchs’ Pawns?

The Tweet of Damocles

U.S.-Iran Proxy Competition in Iraq

The “Proxy War” Prism on Yemen

Decoding the Wagner Group: Analyzing the Role of Private Military Security Contractors in Russian Proxy Warfare