Congresswoman Jane Harman accurately depicts the threat of radiological weapons and their impact on our national security.  Her research led her to discover the fragility of the U.S.’s surveillance of such weapons and the relatively low cost, an estimated “125 million dollars,” to safeguard the five hundred most vulnerable domestic sites of radiological research. 

On September 14, 2010, the New America Foundation hosted Shuja Nawaz and Michael Waltz along with Counterterrorism Strategy Initiative Director Peter Bergen, in a panel that assessed threats emanating from Afghanistan. Foreign Policy Magazine editor Susan Glasser moderated the panel. Each participant offered diverse perspectives, as the Pakistani and American viewpoints were explored in opening statements and discussion.

The New America Foundation’s Counterterrorism Strategy Initiative hosted co-authors Karin Hayes and Victoria Bruce on September 7, 2010. They presented a brief overview of their book, Hostage Nation, which focuses on the bloodless rescue of two American contractors and a former Colombian presidential candidate. The following discussion explored the rescue specifically and the US-sponsored drug war generally.

Please join the New America Foundation for the release of a new Pew Global Attitudes report based on a survey conducted among 2,000 Pakistanis from April 13-April 28, 2010. This report provides an in-depth look at Pakistani attitudes toward extremism, the Taliban, al Qaeda and Lakshar-e-Taiba; views of the U.S., President Obama and U.S. policies; views of India; ratings for major Pakistani political leaders and institutions; views on law, religion, and society; and more.