ASU Events


Daniel Rothenberg, “U.S. policy in Iraq and Syria”

October 09, 2014 | Burton Barr Central Library, Phoenix, AZ

Organized with Veterans for Peace, Burton Barr Central Library, Phoenix, AZ

“Projecting the fight against ISIS,” A live discussion Douglas A. Ollivant and Brian Fishman (Online)

October 08, 2014 | Online

A live discussion with counter terrorism experts Douglas Ollivant and Brian Fishman. After weeks of bombing ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq, the United States is fully engaged in another military campaign in the Middle East. But many have…

“Iraq After America: Strongmen, Sectarians, Resistance,” with Col. Joel Rayburn interviewed by Peter L. Bergen

September 24, 2014 | New America, 740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

More than a decade after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, most studies of the conflict focus on the twin questions of whether the United States should have entered the country in 2003 and whether it should have exited in 2011, but few have examined…

"The Rise of Lashkar-e-Taiba: A Look at One of South Asia's Largest Terrorist Organizations," with Arif Jamal and Dr. Mohammad Taqi, moderated by Joshua T. White

September 22, 2014 | New America, 740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

Although they are some of the world’s foremost terrorist groups, not much is widely known about Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), one of the largest terrorist organizations in South Asia that operates out of Pakistan and was responsible for the three day…

"Korengal: This is What War Feels Like," private screening with filmmaker Sebastian Junger

September 16, 2014 | New America, 740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005

Peter Bergen, “Jihadist Terrorism: Is Al Qaeda on the March or on the Decline?”

September 04, 2014 | School of Politics and Global Studies

School of Politics and Global Studies, Tempe, AZ

American War Generals

September 03, 2014 | Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Screening of “American War Generals,” introduced by Dean Christopher Callahan followed by a discussion with Peter Bergen and Lt. Gen. (ret.) Benjamin Freakley moderated by Daniel Rothenberg

The Changing Character of War: Implications for Policy

 | Georgetown University Law Center

Workshop in October 2015 at the Georgetown University Law Center linking Center faculty with partners from Oxford University’s “Changing Character of Warfare” program. Participants included: Peter Bergen, New America, ASU; Rosa Brooks, Georgetown…