Past Events

On October 8, 2012 the Center on Law and Security welcomed former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police of the United Kingdom, Lord Ian Blair for a discussion on “Policing Legitimacy: International Terrorism, Illegal Immigration, and Cyber Crime.”  Lord Blair discussed the ways that new threats and challenges, including stop and frisk programs, counterterrorism, cyber-crime, illegal

The Center on Law and Security and Milbank Tweed Forum present:     Diplomacy in the Twenty-First Century: Challenges for a New Administration featuring Ambassador Christopher R. Hill Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies University of Denver and Dr. Charles A. Kupchan  Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow Council on Foreign Relations moderated by Professor Sujit Choudhry Cecelia Goetz

On Tuesday December 11, 2012 CLS hosted a conversation with Daniel Klaidman, author of Kill or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency. Daniel Klaidman is a special correspondent for Newsweek and The Daily Beast who reports on terrorism and national security, and discussed the Obama administration’s counter-terrorism policy with

The Center on Law and Security hosted a discussion with Yoram Dinstein, professor emeritus of law at Tel Aviv University, on Wednesday, February 6, 2013.  Professor Dinstein is a renowned expert on armed conflict and discussed some of the pressures on the Laws of Armed Conflict caused by the predominance of asymmetric warfare in the

The Center on Law and Security hosted a conversation with Gregory Johnsen, author of The Last Refuge: Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America’s War in Arabia on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Johnsen discussed the development of al-Qaida in Yemen and America’s policy response, including some of the factors that affect the efficacy of counterterrorism strikes there.  Johnsen

On Monday April 15, 2013, the Center on Law and Security was honored to host the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Matthew Olsen.  Director Olsen reports directly to the President and the Director of National Intelligence, and is the leader of the organization tasked with directing our nation’s effort to combat terrorism at home

On April 9, 2013 the Center on Law and Security hosted a lecture on the British and American experiences with counter-radicalization, counter-extremism, and engagement with Islamist groups in both countries’ struggle against terrorism in the post-9/11 era.  The panelists discussed the current terrorism threat environment, both foreign and domestic, as well as significant foreign policy