I have many concerns with the way we discuss the balance between national security and civil liberties as if they were mutually exclusive objectives on opposite sides of the scale. I believe they mutually reinforce each other. What makes this nation strong is the relationship between the government and the governed. That which drives a wedge between the two weakens our nation.

Suzanne Spaulding

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Events

Conferences

Prosecuting Terrorism: The Global Challenge

La Pietra, Italy June 3-5, 2004 More

Roundtables and Brown Bags

Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib

November 9, 2004

Seymour Hersh discusses his new book in this event co-sponsored with the Brennan Center for Justice.

The Trial of Saddam Hussein: Legal vs. Political Visions

November 8, 2004

Featuring: Gary Bass, Noah Feldman, Stephen Holmes, Tom Parker

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What We Owe Iraq: War and the Ethics of Nation Building

November 1, 2004

Noah Feldman discusses his new book, followed by a book signing

American Foreign Policy: Where Do We Go From Here?

October 27, 2004

Featuring: Leslie Gelb, Walter Russell Mead, Lee Wolosky
Co-sponsored with the Foreign Policy Leadership Council

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Torture: The Road to Abu Ghraib and Beyond

September 23, 2004

Featuring: Joshua Dratel, Stephen Gillers, Anthony Lewis, Dan Mori, Burt Neuborne, Dana Priest, Samuel Rascoff

Briefings

Congressional Briefing, Torture

October 7, 2004

Congressional Briefing, Guantánamo Bay

April 29, 2004

Film Series

Arna’s Children

October 6, 2004

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism

August 30, 2004

Followed by a Q and A session with Director Robert Greenwald

Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War

January 26, 2004

Followed by a discussion with John Brady Kiesling.

Roundtables and Seminars

Iran-Turkey Roundtable

May 7, 2004

Featuring: Shaul Bakhash, Ali Banuazizi, Henri Barkey, Ellen Laipson, Richard Norton, Nasser Hadian-Jazy, Mohammed Hadi Semati

Putting Al Jazeera in Perspective: Propaganda or Investigative Journalism?

April 27, 2004

Featuring: Peter Bergen, Yigal Carmon, Mamoun Fandy, Abderrahim Foukara

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The USA PATRIOT Act: Where Do We Go From Here?

February 26, 2004

Featuring: Alice Fisher, Tom Gerety, and Stephen Schulhofer

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Adjudicating Counterterrorism: The Israeli Model

February 23, 2004

Dr. Yigal Mersel addressed a luncheon seminar on the role of the Israeli Supreme Court

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Muslim Secularism, Democracy and the Battle against Religious Fundamentalism

February 20, 2004

Featuring: Shaul Bakhash, Henri Barkey, Stephen Holmes, Farhad Kazemi, Nasser Hadian-Jazy, Abdol-Karim Soroush, Jenny White

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Guantánamo Detentions: What Do They Mean?

February 4, 2004

Featuring: Rachel Barkow, Norman Dorsen, George Fletcher, David Golove, Ruth Wedgwood

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