In the summer of 2022, the U.S. Department of State announced the creation of a new Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice, the first mandate of its kind in the U.S. diplomatic corps. On February 21, Desirée Cormier Smith joined us to share reflections from her experience as the inaugural Special Representative and…

On Thursday, February 16, 2023, the Reiss Center on Law and Security and the National Security Law Society welcomed our third speaker of the 2022-2023 season of A Road Less Traveled: Albert Sanders, Director of Government Affairs & Public Policy, Google Cloud. Former: Associate Counsel to President Barack Obama, Office of White House Counsel; Counselor…

On Thursday, November 17, 2022, the Reiss Center on Law and Security and the National Security Law Society welcome our second speaker of the 2022-2023 season of a A Road Less Traveled: Arsalan Suleman, Counsel, International Litigation & Arbitration Practice, Foley Hoag LLP; Former: Acting Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, U.S. Department…

On Monday, October 17, 2022, the Reiss Center on Law and Security and the National Security Law Society welcomes our first speaker of the 2022-2023 season of a A Road Less Traveled: Rita Siemion, Senior Counsel, US Senate Judiciary Committee; Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Event Details October 17, 2022 12:00  –…

  The U.S. Department of Justice’s unprecedented investigation continues into the documents found at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, raising many intertwined domestic law and national security concerns. What is the likely trajectory of the criminal investigation? How might the Mar-a-Lago proceedings be sequenced with the separate and ongoing investigations and prosecutions around the…

The origin of the Sicilian mafia has been attributed to the demand of property rights enforcement in the markets of land, sulfur, citrus fruits and labor conflicts in 19th century Sicily. But what about the “supply”? How has the mafia developed and maintained its power of intimidation for 180 years? On September 19, Diego Gambetta, author of…

  On March 4, 2022, the Reiss Center on Law and Security and the National Security Law Society will welcome Ruchi Gill, Counsel at Latham & Watkins and former Deputy Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, our fourth speaker of the 2021-2022 season of A Road Less Traveled. Speaker Bio Ruchi…