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October 2014
On October 8, 2014, CLS hosted a book talk about Islamists in power in the post-Arab Spring Middle East with Shadi Hamid, Fellow at the Brookings Institution, for a discussion of his new book Temptations of Power: Islamists and Illiberal Democracy in a New Middle East. The book analyzes what happens when previously repressed Islamist groups take…
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To watch videos of the conference please click below: Panel 1: Cybersecurity and the Private Sector Panel 2: Cybersecurity Investigations Panel 3: The Law and Strategy of Cyber Conflict Panel 4: Looking Ahead: Changes in the Cybersecurity Landscape September 19, 2014 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Greenberg Lounge 40 Washington Square South NYU School of…
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The Center on Law and Security was pleased to host John Rizzo, former top lawyer at the CIA, and author of his new book, Company Man: Thirty Years of Controversy and Crisis in the CIA (2014). John Rizzo discussed his book and time as Chief Legal Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency.
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The Center on Law and Security hosted a discussion on “Putin’s Strategy and America’s Response: Sanctions and the Ukraine” with Walter E. Meyer Professor of Law Stephen Holmes and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Threat Finance and Sanctions Peter Harrell. Professor Holmes and Deputy Assistant Secretary Harrell elaborated on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s world view and strategy for projecting…
Find out moreThe Center on Law and Security hosted a talk on “Surveillance and Intelligence Oversight in the UK: A View from Across the Pond,” with Kevin Metcalfe, Technical Liaison Director with the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Washington. Kevin discussed the organization of the intelligence community in the UK, and the ways in which the British…
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The Center on Law and Security and New York University’s Abu Dhabi Institute hosted a private workshop in Abu Dhabi composed of experts in the many fields of deterrence who presented papers and contributed thoughts to the nature of deterrence as it evolves in the 21st century.
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Monday, March 10, 2014 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Location: Greenberg Lounge 40 Washington Square South Featuring: Samara Moore, Director of Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, White House As part of the White House National Security Staff, Samara Moore is the Director for Cybersecurity Critical Infrastructure Protection coordinating across the federal government and partnering with the private…
Find out moreCDR Michael Adams, Deputy Legal Counsel of the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined the Center on Law and Security for a morning discussion on March 6th. CDR Adams discussed “Jus extra bello,” the evolving legal and other rules that govern when states can use force, particularly against terrorist groups, outside…
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The Center on Law and Security was pleased to host John Delong, Director of Compliance at the National Security Agency, to discuss his role regarding surveillance programs. John expounded on the purposes and constraints on the NSA’s activities, as well as the multitude of procedures that all branches of the federal government have put in place…
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The Center hosted a roundtable with Peter Harrell, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Sanctions and Threat Finance on Wednesday, December 17th. The discussion revolved around recent foreign policy developments and their impact on the global sanctions framework, focused particularly on how these issues affect the private sector.
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