• U.S. Withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan: Strategic and Legal Consequences

    Vanderbilt Hall 40 Washington Square South, New York, NY, United States

    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 Wednesday, January 30, with RCLS Fellows Tess Bridgeman, Former Deputy Legal Advisor to the National Security Council; Jon Finer, Former Chief of Staff and Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Dept. of State; and Nicholas Rasmussen, Former Director, National Counterterrorism

  • A Road Less Traveled: National Security Careers After Law School – Margaret Taylor

    On Tuesday, February 12, the Reiss Center on Law and Security and the National Security Law Society hosted Margaret Taylor, former Democratic Chief Counsel of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, for the second session of a series featuring national security law and policy practitioners. Taylor is currently Senior Editor at Lawfare and Fellow at the

  • Brown Bag Lunch Series – A Talk with Dean Morrison on Executive Power

    Vanderbilt Hall 40 Washington Square South, New York, NY, United States

    The National Security Law Society hosted an opportunity for current NYU Law students to sit down with Dean Morrison on Tuesday, March 12 at 2:00 PM to discuss executive power in an era of divided government, against the backdrop of the current debate over the President’s declaration of a national emergency and the developing congressional

  • Glenn Gerstell, General Counsel of the National Security Agency speaks with NYU Law Students

    Furman Hall, Room 318 245 Sullivan Street, New York, NY, United States

    This event was sponsored by the Reiss Center on Law and Security, the Center for Cybersecurity, and PILC.  On March 13, Glenn Gerstell, General Counsel of the National Security Agency (NSA) joined NYU Law students to discuss and answer questions on careers in government/national security. He has served as General Counsel of the NSA and

  • A Road Less Traveled: National Security Careers After Law School – Wally Adeyemo

    Furman Hall, Room 318 245 Sullivan Street, New York, NY, United States

    On Tuesday, March 26, the Reiss Center on Law and Security and the National Security Law Society hosted Wally Adeyemo, Senior Advisor at BlackRock, for the third session of a series featuring national security law and policy practitioners. Prior to his work for BlackRock, Adeyemo was the former Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics

  • A Road Less Traveled: National Security Careers After Law School – Hina Shamsi

    Furman Hall, Room 318 245 Sullivan Street, New York, NY, United States

    On Monday, April 8, the Reiss Center on Law and Security, the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, and the National Security Law Society hosted Hina Shamsi, Director of the ACLU National Security Project, for the fourth session of a series featuring national security law and policy practitioners. Prior to her work at the

  • Latham & Watkins Forum – Probing Mueller: The Russia Investigations and the Road Ahead

    Tishman Auditorium 40 Washington Square South, New York, NY, United States

    [youtube id="Uka2fnFU8Bs" width="600" height="350" autoplay="no" api_params="" class=""] 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

  • National Security and the Rise of Populism

    Lipton Hall 108 West 3rd Street, New York, New York

    [youtube id="tYIyKBhxfIo" width="600" height="350" autoplay="no" api_params="" class=""]     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

  • Book Talk – Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison

    Lester Pollack Colloquium Furman Hall, 245 Sullivan Street, New York, United States

    [youtube id="USwFfTDK5QY" width="600" height="350" autoplay="no" api_params="" class=""] 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