The Strauss Center has become the new base of operations for the Next Generation Project:  U.S. Global Policy and the Future of International Institutions.  The Next Generation Project (NGP) was an ambitious, nonpartisan multiyear initiative started by the American Assembly at Columbia University in 2005.

The project identified emerging leader from around the nation in every sector, including business, media, law and other private sector industries, as well as academia, NGOs, international institutions and all levels of government, to be part of an influential network of nearly 300 Next Generation Fellows.

The Fellows participated in regional three-day assemblies across the nation, which produced new insights and fresh thinking about how the U. S. can generate and implement more effective, forward-looking global policies. A full list of the Next Generation Project Fellows, along with reports of recommendations from each assembly, can be found at www.nextgenerationproject.org.

The Next Generation Project will transfer to the Strauss Center from The American Assembly through a series of three one-day assemblies held in Washington, D.C.  The meetings will cover a range of topics, including the Obama administration’s performance in U. S. global policy, combating terrorism and its role in American foreign policy and the status of reform in large-scale international institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF, as well as the national security system.