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June 2019
The Reiss Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law and The Century Foundation hosted a private dinner discussion in New York on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 with Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, in conversation with Jon Finer, former Chief of Staff and Director…
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The Reiss Center on Law and Security, together with the NYU Program in International Relations, hosted this event. Jason Rezaian, former Tehran Bureau Chief for the Washington Post, discussed his 2014 arrest and subsequent captivity in Iran’s notorious Evin prison and the complex, sustained efforts required to secure his release amidst high-stakes nuclear negotiations between the U.S.…
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Thank you for joining us at the inaugural conversation of a Reiss Center discussion series on the rise of populism, led by RCLS fellow and acclaimed author and commentator Yascha Mounk (@Yascha_Mounk). Mounk was joined by our featured speaker, Ambassador Karen Pierce, DCMG, UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations, for a wide-ranging conversation on…
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The Reiss Center on Law and Security co-hosted this Latham & Watkins Forum at NYU School of Law. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has delivered his report, concluding an historic 22-month investigation. Where does that leave the country and what should we expect next? A group of leading experts discussed lessons learned in covering both the…
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On Tuesday, April 16, the Reiss Center on Law and Security and the National Security Law Society hosted the semester’s final session of A Road Less Traveled, our career series featuring national security law and policy practitioners. We heard from Joshua Geltzer, Executive Director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law,…
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On Monday, April 8, the Reiss Center on Law and Security, the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, and the National Security Law Society hosted Hina Shamsi, Director of the ACLU National Security Project, for the fourth session of a series featuring national security law and policy practitioners. Prior to her work at the…
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On Tuesday, March 26, the Reiss Center on Law and Security and the National Security Law Society hosted Wally Adeyemo, Senior Advisor at BlackRock, for the third session of a series featuring national security law and policy practitioners. Prior to his work for BlackRock, Adeyemo was the former Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics…
Find out moreThis event was sponsored by the Reiss Center on Law and Security, the Center for Cybersecurity, and PILC. On March 13, Glenn Gerstell, General Counsel of the National Security Agency (NSA) joined NYU Law students to discuss and answer questions on careers in government/national security. He has served as General Counsel of the NSA and…
Find out moreThe National Security Law Society hosted an opportunity for current NYU Law students to sit down with Dean Morrison on Tuesday, March 12 at 2:00 PM to discuss executive power in an era of divided government, against the backdrop of the current debate over the President’s declaration of a national emergency and the developing congressional…
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On Tuesday, February 12, the Reiss Center on Law and Security and the National Security Law Society hosted Margaret Taylor, former Democratic Chief Counsel of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, for the second session of a series featuring national security law and policy practitioners. Taylor is currently Senior Editor at Lawfare and Fellow at the…
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