Warfare

How Raqqa Became the Capital of ISIS

Report / In Depth

How Raqqa Became the Capital of ISIS

Many of the same conditions that made Raqqa vulnerable to an ISIS takeover in 2013 still exist in the city today.

Jul 25, 2019

David Kilcullen, Nate Rosenblatt

Twenty-First Century Proxy Warfare: Confronting Strategic Innovation in a Multipolar World

Report / In Depth

Twenty-First Century Proxy Warfare: Confronting Strategic Innovation in a Multipolar World

This report and atlas of proxy wars sets the stage for deeper understanding of 21st century conflict.

Feb 20, 2019

Candace Rondeaux, David Sterman

From Hitler’s Germany to Saddam’s Iraq: The Enduring False Promise of Preventive War

From Hitler's Germany to Saddam's Iraq 2D

Book / In Depth

From Hitler’s Germany to Saddam’s Iraq: The Enduring False Promise of Preventive War

Offering a radically conservative argument for when to wage war, this persuasive book is essential for policymakers and citizens alike.

Dec 14, 2018

Scott Silverstone

Twenty-First Century Proxy Warfare

Report / In Depth

Twenty-First Century Proxy Warfare

Proxy warfare will shape twenty-first century conflicts for the foreseeable future, but Cold War norms no longer apply.

Nov 9, 2018

Candace Rondeaux, David Sterman

Al-Qa’ida’s Contested Relationship with Iran

ABBOTTABAD, PAKISTAN - MAY 15: Pakistani man reading newspapers and daily life on May 15, 2011 in Abbottabad, Pakistan

Report / In Depth

Al-Qa’ida’s Contested Relationship with Iran

This study canvasses nearly 300 declassified documents to analyze the extent of the relationship – if any – between Iran and Al Qaeda.

Sep 7, 2018

Nelly Lahoud

Airstrikes and Civilian Casualties in Libya

Report / In Depth

Airstrikes and Civilian Casualties in Libya

This study is the first overall accounting of civilian deaths in Libya as a result of airstrikes and drone strikes 2012-2018.

Jun 20, 2018

Alyssa Sims, Peter Bergen

Front Towards Enemy

Book / In Depth

Front Towards Enemy

Louie Palu exposes the raw realities of the Afghan war through a stark, unfiltered visual diary.

Oct 1, 2017

Louie Palu

I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad

Book / In Depth

I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad

In this compelling and evocative memoir, we accompany Souad Mekhennet as she journeys behind the lines of jihad.

Jun 13, 2017

Souad Mekhennet

Kandahar Journals

Documentary / In Depth

Kandahar Journals

A photojournalist’s reflection on the psychological transformation after covering frontline combat in Afghanistan from 2006 to 2010.

Jan 7, 2017

Louie Palu

Drones and Aerial Observation

Book / In Depth

Drones and Aerial Observation

How drones can be used in property rights, human rights, and global development.

Jul 22, 2015

Konstantin Kakaes, Faine Greenwood

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

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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

Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

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How Raqqa Became the Capital of ISIS

Twenty-First Century Proxy Warfare: Confronting Strategic Innovation in a Multipolar World

From Hitler’s Germany to Saddam’s Iraq: The Enduring False Promise of Preventive War

Twenty-First Century Proxy Warfare

Al-Qa’ida’s Contested Relationship with Iran

Airstrikes and Civilian Casualties in Libya

Front Towards Enemy

I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad

Kandahar Journals

Drones and Aerial Observation