We hosted our second A Road Less Traveled event of the 2025-26 academic year on Friday, October 24. We were honored to speak with: Reema Dodin Chief of Staff, Senator Brian Schatz; Former: Deputy Assistant to the President and Senate Liaison for the White House Office of Legislative Affairs; Deputy Chief of Staff, Senator Dick Durbin Event
The Reiss Center on Law and Security is delighted to co-sponsor the 35th Annual Review of National Security Law CLE Conference, convened by the American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Law and National Security. The Annual Review of National Security Law CLE Conference is a premier event that brings together leading legal professionals,
A special episode of The Just Security Podcast, co-hosted by the Reiss Center on Law and Security [youtube id="3izHXg6n7qk" width="600" height="350" autoplay="no" api_params="" class=""] The Trump administration has continued its campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers at sea. To date, 83 people have reportedly been killed in 21 strikes. The strikes have met increasing scrutiny
The Reiss Center on Law and Security was delighted to welcome former senior policy officials and co-founders of The Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice, a new organization advocating for human rights in U.S. foreign policy and diplomacy. A variety of former diplomats spoke about their work to advance and revitalize the tools of diplomacy and soft power
We were delighted to host our third A Road Less Traveled event of the 2025-26 academic year on Thursday, February 5. We were joined by: Alex Mindlin ’11 Co-Chief, National Security and Cybercrime Section, United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York; Former: Trial Attorney, National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, Department of Justice Event Details
We were delighted to host our fourth A Road Less Traveled event of the 2025-26 academic year on March 24. We will be joined by: Ashika Singh ’05 Counsel & Member, International Dispute Resolution Group, Debevoise & Plimpton; Former: Attorney-Adviser, U.S. Department of State Event Details Tuesday, March 24 1:15-2:15 p.m.
[youtube id="wa-rmVWUmKU" width="600" height="350" autoplay="no" api_params="" class=""] Event Details: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 1:10–2:25 p.m. This event has been approved to offer one New York State CLE credit in the category of Areas of Professional Practice. Historically, federal courts have deferred significantly to the factual determinations and decision-making processes of the executive
We were delighted to host our fifth A Road Less Traveled event of the 2025-26 academic year on April 13. We were joined by: Brian Israel Chief Legal Officer, Anthropic PBC; Former: Associate General Counsel for International Law, NASA Event Details Monday, April 13 1:15-2:15 p.m.
A special episode of The Just Security Podcast, co-hosted by the Reiss Center on Law and Security [youtube id="x05c6RLN9LA" width="600" height="350" autoplay="no" api_params="" class=""] Co-Hosts Tess Bridgeman and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane to examine the escalating U.S. campaign of killings of suspected drug traffickers at sea under “Operation Southern Spear”
A free and independent press has long been understood as a core element of healthy and secure democracies. Particularly in the realm of national security and foreign policy, news reporting and investigations are an integral source of information that enables the American public to evaluate the decisions of their elected
