The New New Germany
In 1989, Germany missed a key opportunity to redefine its role in the world – and now it's paying a price for that omission.
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In 1989, Germany missed a key opportunity to redefine its role in the world – and now it's paying a price for that omission.
Thursday November 06, 2014
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
[u'New America NYC', u'199 Lafayette Street Suite 3B', u'New York, NY 10012']
Lessons in Dissent follows two key youngsters, Joshua Wong and Ma Jai, as they engage in political activism, particularly around the 2012 Hong Kong government’s attempt to institute the Moral and National Education curriculum, an initiative that set off massive protests decrying its ideological intent.
More about the eventThursday November 06, 2014
9:30 am – 11:00 am
The media landscape in Israel is shifting, thanks to the emergence of independent digital magazines. Join us this morning at New America for a discussion of these changes co-sponsored by Just Vision and the Foundation for Middle East Peace. Click here to find out more and RSVP; join the conversation online using #EyesOnIsraeliMedia and following @NewAmerica.
More about the eventThursday November 06, 2014
12:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Courageous, devoted, and fiercely loyal, military working dogs are truly man’s best friend on the battlefield.
More about the eventFriday November 07, 2014
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
[u'Newseum', u'555 Pennsylvania Ave NW', u'Washington, DC 20001']
After the surveillance disclosures by Edward Snowden in 2013, government officials and other public figures in Europe and elsewhere have been proposing changes that qualify as attempts to gain “technological sovereignty”.
More about the eventIn 1989, Germany missed a key opportunity to redefine its role in the world – and now it's paying a price for that omission.
Even though the German government has worked for decades to own its racist history, racism doesn’t need to be overt to be systemic.
The pill turned into a silver bullet, that single technological innovation that would allow us to avoid confronting the deeper, more impactful social structures that sustain gender discrimination.
While Presidents, like other great men and women, make history, the longer they stay in office, the more they are subject to longer-term historical trends.
Lara Setrakian discusses her innovative approach to filling the information gap on major stories like Ebola and the Syrian Civil War.
This graphic illustrates the latest findings on connectivity, and it turns out Americans are paying more money for an increasingly slower Internet.
Four experts weigh in on the most fundamental misunderstanding we have about government.
On July 19, 1988, Bruce Springsteen played "Born in the USA" live in East Berlin.
Martin Eiermann explains that even 25 years after the Berlin Wall fell, divisions remain between East and West in Germany that could impact all of Europe.
But Anand Gopal’s No Good Men Among the Living shows that everything has not been said. His new and shocking indictment demonstrates that the failures of the intervention were worse than even the most cynical believed.