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November 2019
When the National Security Division (NSD) at the US Department of Justice was established in 2006, its primary mission was combatting terrorism. Today, the division’s work is varied, with a significant focus on combatting national security-related economic espionage and cybercrime. At this Forum, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers joined Reiss Center Distinguished…
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The Reiss Center on Law and Security hosted a discussion on the crisis unfolding in Syria following the recent withdrawal of US forces, and the subsequent incursions by Turkish and Turkish-backed forces against the Kurds. The withdrawal has precipitated a chaotic turn in the long-raging, complex conflict in Syria and triggered a humanitarian emergency. It…
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On Tuesday, October 29, the Reiss Center on Law and Security and the National Security Law Society welcomed our second speaker in A Road Less Traveled, our career series featuring national security law and policy practitioners. We heard from Spencer Boyer, Director of the Washington Office of the Brennan Center for Justice, about his…
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The full video of the discussion is now available. The Reiss Center on Law and Security hosted a discussion with Representatives Will Hurd, Andy Kim and Elissa Slotkin about the role of Congress in national security and foreign affairs, and how their own executive branch experience has shaped their approach on the Hill. The…
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On Tuesday, September 24, the Reiss Center on Law and Security and the National Security Law Society kicked off this year’s amazing slate of speakers for A Road Less Traveled, our career series featuring national security law and policy practitioners. At our first session, we heard from Beth George, partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &…
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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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