Peter Ahearn served two years as a Senior Advisor with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), following a twenty-nine year career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In this role, he was responsible for assisting the ODNI in the area of National Intelligence integration, Human Intelligence policy, providing guidance on Homeland Security, National
SPEAKER BIOS Peter Bergen is a Schwartz senior fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington D.C; an Adjunct Professor at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University; a research fellow at New York University's Center on Law and Security; CNN's terrorism analyst and author of Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Bin Laden. (Free
SPEAKER BIOS Michael Sheehan is a Distinguished Fellow at the Center on Law and Security, security consultant, and author of the recently published Crush the Cell (Crown, 2008). He has had a distinguished and uniquely varied career in public service for over 30 years. He is best known for his work in counterterrorism, peacekeeping and laws
This conference, hosted in partnership with the Magna Carta Institute, will focus on courts, national security, and how transatlantic counterparts handle alleged terrorism suspects through the criminal justice system. Participants will consider lessons learned before and after 9/11 regarding matters of detention, evidentiary standards, and trial procedure in terrorism cases; the differences among countries; the
Featuring: General John P. Abizaid, USA (Ret.) Lt. Gen. David W. Barno, USA (Ret.) Philip Carter Kathy Roth Douquet Karen J. Greenberg Eric Greitens James Jacobs Mark Jacobson Fred Kaplan Colonel W. Pat Lang, USA (Ret.) Dr. John A. Nagl Timothy Nichols Suzanne Nossel Frank Schaeffer Shanea Watkins Schedule of Events 9:15 a.m. - Welcome
SPEAKER BIOS Joshua Dratel is an attorney in New York City, and practices criminal defense law in the state and federal courts. In his 28 years as a lawyer, his practice has included a wide range of matters, including “white collar,” “organized crime,” drugs, sex offenses, and capital cases. Mr. Dratel has been defense counsel in
SPEAKER BIOS Max Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and blogger whose articles and video documentaries have appeared in The Daily Beast, The Nation, The Huffington Post, Salon.com, Al Jazeera English and many other publications. He is a senior writer for The Daily Beast and a writing fellow for the Nation Institute. His book, Republican Gomorrah:
SPEAKER BIOS Hooman Majd is the author of The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran. He was born in Tehran, Iran in 1957, and lived abroad from infancy with his family who was in the diplomatic service. He has written for GQ, Newsweek, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The New
One of the nation's leading constitutional theorists, Philip Bobbitt's interests include not only constitutional law but also international security and the history of strategy. He has published seven books: Tragic Choices (with Calabresi) (Norton, 1978), Constitutional Fate (Oxford, 1982), Democracy and Deterrence: U.S. Nuclear Strategy (with Freedman and Treverton) (St. Martin's, 1989), Constitutional Interpretation (Blackwell,
Featuring Lt. Col. John Nagl (Ret.), president, Center for a New American Security David Kilcullen, The Crumpton Group Janine Davidson, U.S. Department of Defense Roger Cressey, Good Harbor Consulting, former NSC Staff Member Michael Sheehan, Torch Hill Partners, former Deputy for Counterterrorism, NYPD Peter Bergen, CNN Terrorism Analyst, author of The Osama bin Laden I