On Wednesday, February 26th, we hosted Distinguished Scholar in Residence Lisa Monaco, who kicked off her return to the Reiss Center and NYU Law by joining a lunchtime discussion with NYU Law students about recent developments in geopolitics and the transatlantic alliance. We are grateful to Monaco for taking time to share thoughts on
We hosted another A Road Less Traveled event on Tuesday, March 4. We were honored to speak with: Alexis Blane '08 Special Counsel to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer; Former: Principal Deputy Counsel, Office of the Mayor of New York City; Attorney Adviser, U.S. Department of State Event Details Tuesday, March 4, 2025 1:15 - 2:15
[youtube id="8VqeNRAgNbA" width="600" height="350" autoplay="no" api_params="" class=""] The Department of Justice Then and Now Wednesday, March 5, 2025 1:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m. Find the recording here. Event Description & Participants: Presidents have long pursued policy prerogatives through the Department of Justice, but traditionally there’s been a clear dividing line between those and
Our A Road Less Traveled event series concluded with its final event of the '24-25 Academic Year on Thursday, April 3. We were honored to invite: Zaid Zaid Director, Head of U.S. Public Policy, Cloudfare; Former: Head of North America, Strategic Response Policy, Meta; Special Assistant to the President and Associate White House Counsel Event
[youtube id="macAoYCWNy0" width="600" height="350" autoplay="no" api_params="" class=""] The State Department has released a reorganization plan that would usher in significant changes to the way the United States conducts its diplomacy and foreign assistance, at a time of considerable geopolitical change. Proposals by the Trump administration include eliminating or restructuring a number of the Department’s
[youtube id="M24S3Rcgon0" width="600" height="350" autoplay="no" api_params="" class=""] Over the past several days, the Trump administration has taken increasingly drastic steps in response to protest activity and unrest in Los Angeles — including federalizing 4,000 National Guard troops and sending hundreds of Marines, against the objections of California’s state and local leadership. As events unfold
Our '25-26 Road Less Traveled event series is here! To start the year off, we spoke with: Gideon Maltz Chief Executive Officer, Tent Partnership for Refugees; Former: Chief of Staff to the Administrator, USAID; Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, U.S. Mission to the United Nations Event Details Monday, September 29 1:15-2:15 p.m. Vanderbilt Hall Room
A special episode of The Just Security Podcast, co-hosted by the Reiss Center on Law and Security [youtube id="nPGoQ7KzMX8" width="600" height="350" autoplay="no" api_params="" class=""] Since early September, President Trump has ordered the U.S. military to conduct multiple lethal strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea suspected of drug trafficking, resulting in at least 21 deaths. These unprecedented
[youtube id="oVCR9yMUDY4" width="600" height="350" autoplay="no" api_params="" class=""] Rapid advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly vital to the conduct of national security, as countries like the United States seek to harness these tools to ensure their own efficiency, global competitiveness, and military superiority. Yet their advent threatens to exacerbate an existing paradox
All The President's Power: What's Left of Checks and Balances? Event Details: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 1:10–2:25 p.m. With a series of recent decisions, the US Supreme Court has invested the president and executive branch with a level of power and autonomy unprecedented in American history. From the scope of immunity granted in Trump v.
