Videos

New America senior fellow Nelly Lahoud talked about the 6,000 pages of private communications found on Osama bin Laden’s hard drives, which were confiscated by the U.S. military in Pakistan…

Former State Department and National Security Council officials discussed U.S. policy toward Iran, including the recent U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. They…

CNN national security correspondent Jim Sciutto talked about his book, The Shadow War: Inside Russia’s and China’s Secret Operations to Defeat America.

New America hosted a discussion about the political climate and ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. Participants talked about how the country has changed since the U.S. first sent troops there…

New America hosted a discussion on the release of a new report discussing ways to inhibit radical groups like ISIS from being able to effectively recruit online. The report’s methodology and…

Former intelligence analysts Muhammad Fraser-Rahim and Yaya Fanusie took part in a discussion on countering violent extremism by exploring the de-radicalization of the Nation of Islam…

Arizona State University and New America hosted a discussion on the future of war with national security and military experts. In the first portion, Retired Lieutenant General Robert…

Panelists assessed counterterrorism strategies since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. They compared and contrasted the counterterrorism policies of the Trump and Obama…

Afghanistan Ambassador to the U.S. Hamdullah Mohib discussed the relationship between the U.S. and Afghanistan. Ambassador Mohib’s said that the country’s top priorities included rooting…

Panelists talked about President Obama’s 2009 pledge to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. They discussed the desirability of closure and when or if the facility would be closed. The event…

German Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Wittig and senior policy fellows from the Brookings Institution and the Migration Policy Institute talked about the humanitarian and security implications of the Syrian refugee…

Leaders from humanitarian and advocacy group talked about the global response to the Syrian refugee crisis following the November 13, 2015, terrorist attacks in Paris. Slides were shown. “Syrian Refugees: On…

State Department officials talked about the humanitarian and security implications of the Syrian refugee crisis following the November 13, 2015, terrorist attacks in Paris. “Policy Responses to the Refugee…

Chris Woods talked about his book, Sudden Justice: America’s Secret Drone Wars, about America’s use of drones in Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia and the reaction it has caused. Mr. Woods…

The New America Foundation hosted a discussion on U.S. hostage policy. Panelists included former FBI negotiator Gary Noesner; Debra Tice, the mother of Austin Rice; an American journalist…

Assistant Attorney General Carlin talked about cyber threats such as other countries stealing financial information and called for cybersecurity legislation. He was interviewed by Peter Bergen and responded to questions…

Peter Mansoor, General David Petraeus’s executive officer in 2007 and 2008, talked about his book, Surge: My Journey with General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War, in which…

Michael Allen, majority staff director of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, talked about his book, Blinking Red: Crisis and Compromise in American Intelligence after 9/11, in…

Panelists talked about the U.S. use of military force. Following the terrorists attacks on September 11, 2001, Congress gave the president permission to use force to hold accountable those who were responsible for the…

Former State and Defense Department officials and former Middle East adviser Dennis Ross talked about President Obama’s challenges in foreign policy and national challenges. Topics included a recent…