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As the war in Afghanistan turns 10 and public support on both sides of the Atlantic erodes, Western governments feel the pressure to create an acceptable “end state” and pull out. However, as calls for withdrawal grow louder, ISAF exit scenarios have become less and less focused on human rights, women's rights, and development. As members of the international community move into Libya, policymakers must explain when intervention is warranted, and how states can responsibly end their commitments.
 

Scholars Anwar Ibrahim, Shibley Telhami, and Nathan Brown offered an engaging analysis of the revolution occurring in Egypt and how events unfolding there could affect other states in the Arab and Muslim worlds. Ibrahim offered a candid take on the many shortcomings of the Mubarak regime. Egyptians have been resigned to the traditional rule of Pharaohs, but all segments of the population have been emboldened to demand democratic reform, economic justice, as well as the fundamental freedoms of expression and faith.

Please join the New America Foundation in a conversation with Senior Research Fellow Parag Khanna on his new book, How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance. This follow-on to his international best-seller, The Second World, explores our chaotic 21st century landscape, which Khanna describes as a New Middle Ages. How to Run the World lays out a bold new “mega-diplomacy” that combines the resources of governments, corporations, and civic actors to address our most pressing global challenges.