Democratic Futures
The crisis of democracy over the last several years calls for a deep rethinking of the meaning of citizenship and democratic participation, ranging from electoral reforms like proportional representation to rethinking how government can create opportunities for civic power and co-governance. New America’s Democratic Futures issue area is committed to developing new strategies and innovations to counter the threat of authoritarianism, restore civic trust, and realize the potential of American democracy.
Global Security
Today’s and tomorrow’s security challenges are increasingly interconnected, from new technologies and new domains of competition and conflict to global challenges such as environmental and economic shifts and pandemics. New America’s Global Security issue area focuses on building understanding of new problems and challenges, strengthening national security, fostering international stability, and ensuring long-term political, economic, social, and environmental resilience.
Press
Episode 18: Tech and Labor
Amanda Ballantyne explores how past technological transitions reshaped work, why some communities were left behind, and what
New America Urges Wider View of Wireless Convergence, ‘Balanced’ Spectrum Policies
Wireless Future on connectivity gaps that 6G policy and plans should prioritize.
Can We Blame the Banks for the Dearth of American Starter Homes?
FLH’s Yuliya Panfil was quoted in a Dwell Magazine article about financing barriers making it difficult to buy affordable homes.
China is Building ‘Full-Stack’ Defense-Innovation Cities
While the U.S. struggles to add rare-earth factories and drone-test ranges, Beijing is creating them in clusters, argues Peter W. Singer.