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Walter Russell Mead discussed his new article about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Foreign Affairs, “Change They Can Believe In,” with Daniel Levy. Among the topics addressed were the U…

Jane Mayer talked about her book The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals, published that day by Doubleday. In her book she recounts her …

Steven Clemons spoke about national security and defense issues, focusing Iraq, Afghanistan, and global terrorism as issues in the 2008 presidential campaign. he responded to telephone calls…

Steve Clemons and Karen Greenberg introduced the conference on the current threat posed by al-Qaeda and its affiliates and what steps the next administration should take in combating al Qaed…

“Al-Qaeda in the Arab World and Europe” was the fourth panel of the day-long event “Al Qaeda 3.0: The ‘War on Terror’ After the Bush Administration.” Topics include the use of Algeria as a l…

“The Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan” was the third panel of the day-long event “Al Qaeda 3.0/The ‘War on Terror’ After the Bush Administration.” Topics included the goals o…

A conversation was held on Pakistan’s political environment in the wake of President Musharraf’s resignation. Pakistani Ambassador Haqqani Husain talked about the current situation in Paki…

Juan Cole talked about his book, Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East, published by Palgrave Macmillan. In his book he recounts Napoleon’s attempt to acquire Egypt as a French colony i…

Parag Khanna talks about the developing countries around the world that have become geopolitical chess pieces in the power struggle between the U.S., Europe and China. He called the 40-50 de…

The panelists discussed issues currently unfolding in the U.S. economy. Topics included the housing market and its credit bubbles, global economics, productivity rates, stocks and bonds, and…