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October 2014
Discussion with Judi Germano, Senior Fellow at the Center on Law and Security and Adjunct Professor of Law. The discussion will be on the latest cyberthreats and issues of cybercrime and cybersecurity and will take place on Friday, October 24th at 12 p.m. in Seminar Room 208, Vanderbilt Hall (40 Washington Square South). Cybercrime and cybersecurity have…
Find out moreCLS hosted Giuliano Amato, former Prime Minister of Italy and Vice President of the Convention on the Future of Europe to discuss the current state of democracy as Europe and the West face threats from failed democracies, including in Russia and throughout the post-Revolutionary Middle East, surrounding its entire periphery.
Find out moreOn 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…
Find out moreSeptember 2014
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…
Find out moreMay 2014
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.
Find out moreApril 2014
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…
Find out moreMarch 2014
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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