The Wrong Enemy
There is a reason why Afghanistan is called the “graveyard of empires.” After the U.S.’s 13 years there, how do we repair the damage?
In-Person
12:15PM – 1:45PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Events
New America is proud to serve as a gathering place for events—both online and in-person—to exchange ideas, spotlight new research, and engage with diverse perspectives. Every year, New America’s events bring together thousands of people across sectors and disciplines to help shape policy discussions and drive solutions to real-world challenges.
Dragnet Nation
In her new book, Julia Angwin reports from the front lines with an unsettling look at America’s surveillance economy.
In-Person
5PM – 7PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Implementing the PCAST Spectrum Sharing Report
the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in 2012 recommended a parallel path to bandwidth abundance.
In-Person
2PM – 3:30PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The Global War for Internet Governance with Dr. Laura DeNardis
The Internet is a medium uncontrolled by any one centralized system, a reality that has caused active debates in many areas.
In-Person
4PM – 5:30PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Afghanistan 2014
On Saturday, April 5, Afghans will head to the polls and vote in Afghanistan’s 2014 presidential election. With current President Hamid
In-Person
12:15PM – 1:45PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
The War in Syria
With the Syrian crisis entering its fourth year, the New America Foundation’s International Security Program is taking stock of current deve
In-Person
12:15PM – 1:45PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
From Nowhere to Nobels: Pathways to Success for Women in STEM
Women now hold more than half of all American jobs, but they still make up less than twenty-five percent of the science, technolog
In-Person
11:45AM – 2PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Degrees of Inequality
In collaboration with The Century Foundation
In-Person
9:30AM – 11AM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Beyond Screen Time
Transatlantic Solutions to Government Surveillance
Last year, revelations about the National Security Agency’s digital surveillance created a breach of trust between the United States and clo
In-Person
12:15PM – 1:45PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Controlling Surveillance: Export Controls as a Tool for Internet Freedom
“A retail market for surveillance tools has sprung up from ‘nearly zero’ in 2001 to about $5 billion a year”, the Wall Street Journal report
In-Person
1PM – 2:30PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
New America NYC: Overwhelmed
In-Person
6:30PM – 8:15PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Discussing Future Directions for Education Policy and Advocacy
Please join us on Wednesday, March 19 for a convening at New America’s offices in Washington, DC to help map future directions for educat
In-Person
10AM – 2PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
Super Wi-Fi, Incentive Auctions and the Emerging Unlicensed Economy
The airwaves that are open and unlicensed already generate more than $220 billion a year through Wi-Fi and other technolo
In-Person
12:15PM – 1:45PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005
POSTPONED: The Global War for Internet Governance with Dr. Laura DeNardis
Despite its wide reach and powerful global influence, the Internet is a medium uncontrolled by any one centralized system, organization, or
In-Person
12:15PM – 1:45PM EST
New America
740 15th St NW #900, Washington, D.C. 20005