ASU Events
Douglas Ollivant, “Will ISIS Win and If So, For How Long?”
March 03, 2015 | Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZScottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
Cybersecurity for a New America
February 23, 2015 | Washington, DCA day-long conference in February 2015 that launched New America’s cybersecurity initiative by connecting a diverse group of experts from academia, industry, government, and civil society. Speakers included: John Carlin, Assistant Attorney…
“Our Terrible Country: Film Screening and Panel Discussion”
February 17, 2015 | E Street Cinema 555 11th Street NW Washington, DC 20004The spring of 2015 marks the 4th anniversary of the Syrian Revolution. While current developments leave little hope for an end of the conflict in the near future, individual stories are often overshadowed by political battles. What started as a…
“88 Days to Kandahar”
February 10, 2015 | New America 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036When President George W. Bush ordered U.S. troops to invade Afghanistan in 2001, Robert Grenier, then the CIA station chief in Islamabad, Pakistan, found himself directing the country’s “southern campaign” -- orchestrating the final defeat of the…
Why ISIS Will Be Defeated
February 08, 2015 | Sandra Day O'Connor College of LawWith Douglas A. Ollivant.
“Interrupting Foreign Policy: Bringing Women to the Forefront”
February 04, 2015 | New America 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036Over the past year, much ink has been spilled on how women need to speak up and lean in – on how they need to be represented more and better across foreign policy institutions and in and on the media. According to the …
Thomas Ricks, “Why Don’t We Win Our Wars Anymore? Some Answers to the Question that the U.S. Military Doesn’t Want to Address"
February 03, 2015 | Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass CommunicationWalter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
“Interrogation in the 21st Century”
January 29, 2015 | New America 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036Ever since reports of abusive tactics surfaced in the early 2000s, the efficacy of interrogation methods used by the U.S. military and intelligence services has been an issue of contention. Over the past 15 years, the debate has focused largely…
“Once Upon a Revolution: An Egyptian Story”
January 23, 2015 | New America 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036In his new book, Once Upon A Revolution: An Egyptian Story, Thanassis Cambanis tells the inside story of the 2011 Egyptian revolution by following two courageous and pivotal leaders—and their imperfect decisions, which changed the…