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Should We Still Fear Al Qaeda?

  • By
  • Peter Bergen,
  • New America Foundation
February 4, 2013 |

The attack in January on a gas facility in Algeria by an al Qaeda-linked group that resulted in at least 37 dead hostages has sparked an outpouring of dire warnings from leading Western politicians.

British Prime Minister David Cameron described a "large and existential threat" emanating from North Africa. Tony Blair, his predecessor as prime minister, agreed saying, "David Cameron is right to warn that this is a battle for our values and way of life which will take years, even decades."

Key to Immigration Reform: Worker Visas

  • By
  • Tamar Jacoby,
  • New America Foundation
January 28, 2013 |

Comprehensive immigration reform. Suddenly the phrase is on everyone's lips. From President Barack Obama to rising Republican star Sen. Marco Rubio to right-wing television hosts Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly. As if by magic, everybody's for it after six years of ducking and using reform as a political wedge issue -- everybody wants to get it done.

But what exactly is it? What kinds of changes will it entail, and what will they mean for America?

Entrepreneurs Take to the Seas for Inspiration

  • By
  • Eric Tyler,
  • New America Foundation
January 25, 2013 |

What happens when you mix 11 budding startups with Google executives, Stanford professors, a Nobel Peace Laureate and 600 college students and put them on a ship to circumnavigate the world?

An experiment launched this month called Unreasonable at Sea hopes that this eclectic group will unleash global entrepreneurship.

Pentagon to Lift Ban on Women on the Front Lines | CNN

January 24, 2013

Outfront tonight: Rosa Brooks, columnist for Foreign Policy and has worked in the Pentagon under the Obama Administration. And CNN contributor David Frum, former speech writer for President George W. Bush.

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Analysis: World Distracted As Israelis Head To Polls | CNN

January 23, 2013

War and peace in the Middle East has always been big news. But today, at least in Israel, there is neither war nor peace ... As political analyst Daniel Levy wrote in Foreign Policy, these elections are "about nothing." Consequently, there is less ...

Obama's Ringing Defense of Liberalism | CNN

January 21, 2013

But the single most important moment was Obama's decision to list our commitment "to respond to the threat of climate change" as the first mention of a foreign policy issue. He spoke of leading a transition to sustainable energy resources, a national grand strategy that has recently been proposed by Patrick Doherty of the New America Foundation, building on the proposal of a new strategic narrative by two military men working for Adm. Michael Mullen when he was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Obama's Ringing Defense Of Liberalism | CNN

January 21, 2013

He spoke of leading a transition to sustainable energy resources, a national grand strategy that has recently been proposed by Patrick Doherty of the New America Foundation, building on the proposal of a new strategic narrative by two military men ...

Analysis: World Distracted As Israelis Head To Polls | CNN

January 18, 2013

War and peace in the Middle East has always been big news. But today, at least in Israel, there is neither war nor peace ... As political analyst Daniel Levy wrote in Foreign Policy, these elections are "about nothing." Consequently, there is less ...

VIDEO: "More Lipstick..." Doesn't Mean "less gridlock," Says Daily Beast Writer | CNN

January 10, 2013

OutFront tonight: Salem Radio's Michael Medved and Tara Maller with the New America Foundation.

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Abandon Afghanistan? A Dumb Idea

  • By
  • Peter Bergen,
  • New America Foundation
January 10, 2013 |

Afghan President Hamid Karzai will meet with President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss the post-2014 American presence in Afghanistan.

The U.S. military has already given Obama options under which as few as 6,000 or as many as 20,000 soldiers would remain in Afghanistan after 2014. Those forces would work as advisers to the Afghan army and mount special operations raids against the Taliban and al Qaeda.

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