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New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy
AbbreviationNew Lines
Formation2019; 5 years ago (2019)
FounderAhmed Alwani
TypeForeign affairs think tank
47-2027660
Headquarters1776 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Location
Coordinates38°54′33″N 77°02′27″W / 38.90917°N 77.04083°W / 38.90917; -77.04083
Revenue (2021)
$19.1 million[1]
Expenses (2021)$0.24 million[1]
Endowment$58.1 million (2021)[1]
Websitenewlinesinstitute.org

The New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy is a non-partisan, non-profit foreign affairs think tank located in Washington, D.C.

New Lines is composed of 23 full-time staff members, 4 resident fellows, and 15 non-resident fellows. New Lines is independently funded and does not accept foreign funding. Funding for The New Lines Institute is provided by the Fairfax Educational Foundation, a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit registered in the State of Georgia.[2] It was formerly a subsidiary of Fairfax University of America.

New Lines publishes policy reports[3], net assessments, podcasts, and hosts events[4].

Its Balkans Observatory Initiative is chaired by Tanya Domi, former Harriman Institute Faculty Fellow at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.[5]

Affiliated fellows edit

Non-resident fellows include:

  • Elizabeth Tsurkov, a PhD researcher currently kidnapped in Iraq as of 2024[6]
  • Col. Myles B. Caggins III, formerly of the White House National Security Council and Official Spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve[7]
  • Dr. Karam Shaar, formerly of the Middle East Institute and establishing partner of the Observatory of Political and Economic Networks[8]
  • Amy K. Mitchell, recently Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for the Office of Global Women’s Issues and former Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense[9]

New Lines Magazine edit

In October 2020, the institute launched New Lines Magazine, an online magazine which expanded into a print edition in January 2023. Its editor-in-chief is Hassan Hassan and it has a staff of 25.[10] Michael Weiss is a contributing editor.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c 990-PF filing
  2. ^ "Funding". New Lines Institute. The New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ^ "MULTILATERAL ACTION MODEL ON REPARATIONS". World Refugee and Migration Council. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  4. ^ "MWI WAR COUNCIL: CONFLICT TERMINATION AND WITHDRAWAL". Modern War Institute. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. ^ Rosenstein, Peter (31 August 2023). "Comings & Goings". Washington Blade.
  6. ^ Lines, New (5 July 2023). "Kidnapped Scholar Elizabeth Tsurkov Deserves America's Every Effort To Bring Her to Safety". New Lines Magazine.
  7. ^ "Team". Myles B. Caggins III. The New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Team". Karam Shaar. The New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Team". Amy K. Mitchell. The New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  10. ^ Tameez, Hanaa. "How New Lines Magazine built a home for long-form international reporting". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  11. ^ https://newlinesmag.com/writers/michael-weiss/