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Security for a New Century

Security for a New Century is an ongoing briefing series for Congressional audiences, which seeks to inform policymakers on national security and foreign policy issues. The series runs regular off the record briefings in the House and Senate, featuring leading speakers from military, US government, diplomatic and think tank communities. It is currently the only program operating inside Congress to inform personal and committee staffers from both the House and Senate, on security issues.

Our video archive page contains short interviews with our distinguished guests from past SNC briefings.

The program is run by a Congressional Fellow sponsored by Senators Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Ben Nelson (D-NE). READ MORE »

Events

FY11 Budget and Securing Nuclear Materials »
NEW DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, February 10 at 2 pm at Senate Visitor Center, Room 209
Please join Kenneth Luongo, President of Partnership for Global Security, and Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, for a discussion of the implications of the President's budget on the four-year goal to secure all vulnerable materials worldwide. READ MORE »

Afghanistan: Insights from a War Correspondent »
Monday, February 1 at 11 am at Senate Visitor Center, Room 215
Anand Gopal, Afghanistan-based journalist for the Wall Street Journal, joined us for an update on the current state of the insurgency in Afghanistan. READ MORE »

The New Strategy in Afghanistan: An Afghan Perspective »
Friday, January 29 at 10 am at Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G-11
Mr. Hekmat Karzai, Founder and Director of the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies in Kabul, Afghanistan and former Head of the Political Department in the Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, DC, joined us for a discussion on the implications of the U.S. military and civilian "surge" in Afghanistan. READ MORE »

U.S. Counterterror Intelligence: Options for Reform »
Monday, January 25 at 2 pm at Senate Visitor Center, Room 215
Dr. Jennifer Sims, Director of Intelligence Studies at Georgetown University and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence Coordination, joined us for a discussion on options for reforming the U.S. counterterror intelligence system. READ MORE »

The Rise of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran »
Friday, December 18 at 10 am at Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 562
Dr. Michael Connell, the director of Project Iran and a research analyst in the International Affairs Group at the Center for Naval Analyses, joined us for a discussion on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its elevated role within Iran’s decision-making structure. READ MORE »