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October 2018
CLS Non-Resident Senior Fellow Nicholas Rasmussen met with student members of the law school’s National Security Law Society (NSLS) on October 2nd to discuss counterterrorism policy and reflect on his 27-year career in government across multiple Administrations. Rasmussen, who is currently Senior Director of Counterterrorism and National Security at the McCain Institute, most recently served…
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Thursday, April 12, 2018 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM NYU School of Law Greenberg Lounge | Vanderbilt Hall 40 Washington Square South To RSVP, please click here. Since 9/11, the threat of a major, externally-organized attack on the American homeland has greatly diminished. But law enforcement has a new national security threat to contend with:…
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Thursday, Thursday 15, 2017 | 6:30 p.m. Lipton Hall 108 West Third Street Please find the event video below: On February 15, join us for the kick-off event of the new CLS series, Building Resilience for Today’s Security Threats. The evening will feature Nick Rasmussen—who retired in December after three years serving as Director of…
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Monday, November 13, 2017 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Lipton Hall 108 West Third Street To RSVP please click here The management of Homeland Security challenges has gotten substantially more challenging in the last several years. From counterterrorism, to cybersecurity, to pandemic response and the consideration of governance frameworks for Internet platforms, the White House…
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NYU-ONLY EVENT Wednesday, October 18, 2017 | 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall To formulate national security policy—or respond to a crisis—presidents can turn to White House-based intelligence officers, military leaders, and foreign policy specialists. They also look to lawyers, both from the Office of White House Counsel and others serving as…
Find out moreTuesday, October 3, 2017 Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Event runs from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. D’Agostino Hall, Lipton Hall, 108 West Third St., New York This event is free and open to the public. To register please click here To register please click here Please see the agenda, which is subject to change, below.…
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In the post-9/11 era, the international community has made significant progress in the struggle against terrorism. However, in the last several years, terrorist groups, notably ISIS, have innovated both in their operational tactics and strategic aims, as well as in their methods of fundraising. This conference, on new terrorism threats and counterterrorism strategies, co-hosted with…
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM NYU School of Law Lester Pollack Colloquium Room | Furman Hall 245 Sullivan St Please find the event video below: We are pleased to offer up to 1.5 CLE credits in the Areas of Professional Practice at this event. CLE reading available here. Even before the…
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On March 22, 2017, the Center on Law and Security co-hosted a private workshop with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) in Washington, D.C., on counterproliferation finance. The event was facilitated by the Hon. Sue Eckert, Adjunct Senior Fellow at CNAS and the former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration; Dr. Jonathan Brewer,…
Find out moreThe Center on Law and Security hosted author Jay Solomon, National Security and Intelligence Reporter for The Wall Street Journal, to discuss his new book. “The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, Secret Deals That Reshaped the Middle East” is a fascinating telling of the intelligence, diplomatic, and financial conflicts between the U.S. and Iran over the…
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