Human Rights in Chechnya Zarema (Zina) Mukusheva, Ousam Baysaev and Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya will show the documentary "The Crying Sun" and discuss the situation in Chechnya. April 18, 3:45pm The Maxwell School, Eggers 032
US Nuclear Disarmament Dilemma, 1945-1963 A talk by Professor Tal as part of the History Department's Workshop on Citizenship, Empire and Nation April 9, 4:15-6:00pm The Maxwell School, 151 Eggers Hall Communications Law and Policy Symposium Saturday, March 3 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM The Year of Exploration: Assessing Terror Networks: A talk by Kathleen Carley Wednesday, February 28, 1:30 pm Kratzer Collaboratory, 347 Hinds Hall October 7-8, 2007, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.
2007 marked the
100 year anniversary of The Hague Rules of 1907, which were the
first formal steps taken to regulate combat. It has become
clear that a re-examination of the policies and laws for the
conduct of armed conflict is required. INSCT joined the
Institute for Counter Terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary
Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel, to commemorate the
foundational 100 year anniversary and address the considerable
challenges for the future of armed conflict. The project
gathered an international team of scholars and practitioners for
a major conference in Washington, D.C. on October 8, 2007, close
to the actual anniversary. The conference specifically addressed how recent conflicts underscore the continued shortcomings of international law and policy in responding to asymmetric warfare mounted by non-state terrorist groups in the 21st century. Unfortunately, The Hague Rules, customary law of war, post-1949 law of armed conflict, and international humanitarian law do not have provisions that address how states are to respond to non-state groups waging prolonged campaigns of terrorism - and, in some cases, more conventional military attacks - that leave the defending state with little choice but to respond in ways that inflict heavy civilian casualties.
The result is that the defending state (and to a lesser extent the attackers) are criticized for violating norms that do not accommodate the nature of the conflict being waged. At the same time, the defending state lacks adequate guidance in shaping the parameters and details of its response. Apart from legal and normative understandings, the tendencies of terrorists or insurgent groups to operate from within civilian communities present significant and unanticipated strategic and tactical challenges for states and citizens that are the victims of such attacks.
To view conference agenda, click here.
Military Commissions- Guantanamo Bay Morris D. Davis, Colonel, USAF, Chief Prosecutor, Office of Military Commissions March 1, 12:00 pm Public Events Room, Eggers Hall, Maxwell SATSA's 3rd Annual Conference on Peace and Security Saturday, February, 24 Suite 287, E.I. White Hall, College of Law Click here for information. Panel Discussion: "To Serve or Not to Serve: A Comparative Analysis of U.S. and Israeli Policies Regarding Homosexuals in the Military." Panelists: Paula Johnson, COL; Les Burleson, Office of Institutional Research & Assessment; David Tal, INSCT Friday, February 23, 11:30 a.m., Eggers Hall, Rm. 010 Sponsored by the Maxwell Women's Caucus and LGBT Resource Center Tom Blanton, Executive Director for the National Security Archive Friday, February 23, 3:00 pm Room 204, College of Law Trustworthy Computing- Building Trust in the Digital Decade, a talk by Scott Charney, Vice President, Trustworthy Computing Thursday, February 22, 11:45 pm Room 204, College of Law War and Development Issues in Afghanistan Mr. M. Ashraf Haidari, First Secretary for Political, Security and Development Affairs at the Embassy of Afghanistan, Thursday, February 15, 4:00 pm, Public Events Room Law of War Briefing JAG officers Captains Soren Seale and Ronald Alcala Thursday, January 25, 12pm, College of Law Room 104 Career Talk- The JAG Experience JAG officers Captains Soren Seale and Ronald Alcala Thursday, January 25, 2pm, INSCT Suite (402 MacNaughton Hall) Disaster Preparedness from a Community Perspective: A Lecture Series First Panel Discussion: "The Overarching Themes of Community Disaster Preparedness" Panelists, Dr. William C. Banks, Dr. Cynthia B. Morrow Moderator, Dr. Thomas H. Dennison Wednesday, November 15, 2006 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, The Public Events Room, 220 Eggers Panelists discussed the main themes of disaster preparedness and explored the breadth of a necessary response. The event was designed to make local officials and community members think about the magnitude of preparedness issues. Representatives from eight county health departments surrounding Syracuse, New York, along with local health care providers, and medical educators participated through the venue of a Commission for a Healthy Central New York. Click here for more information. "A Homeland Security Report Card: Where are We Prepared and Where are We Failing?" by Kevin P. O'Prey, Ph.D. Wednesday, November 8, 2006, 12:00 pm, Maxwell 204 Expert in the analysis of homeland security challenges, Kevin O’Prey facilitates the Cabinet-level exercise series: the White House-sponsored Cata strophic Assessment Task Force (CATF) that assesses federal capacity to manage catastrophic events. He also facilitates strategic planning for government and international agencies, from pandemic crisis action plans to ‘lessons learned’ from Hurricane Katrina response.
O’Prey earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from MIT and has recently published: A Farewell to Arms? Russia’s Struggles with Defense Conversion; The Arms Export Challenge: Cooperative Approaches to Export Management and Industrial Conversion; Regaining the High Ground: NATO’s Stake in the New Talks on Conventional Forces In Europe, with Barry M. Blechman and William Durch; and “Keeping the Peace in the Borderlands of Russia,” in William Durch, ed., UN Peacekeeping, American Policy, and the Uncivil Wars of the 1990s. Low Probability/High Impact: Developing Effective Strategy to Combat Terrorism by Tom Rancich, INSCT Research and Practice Associate Thursday, November 2, 2006 4:00pm, Academic Village
Ever wonder how the government balances the low probability of a terrorist attack, with the high impact and disastrous consequences if an attack transpires? Tom Rancich, retired US Navy SEAL/EOD, counterterrorism expert, and consultant talked about how the government strikes this balance. Mr. Rancich addressed the challenge of managing the goal of protecting the nation from devastating terrorist threats with the low probability of a terrorist attack transpiring.
Mr. Rancich is a combat veteran of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and author of "Combating Terrorism," United States Naval Institute Proceedings Nov. 2000. Mr. Rancich is the owner of Off-Shore Consulting which provides antiterrorism and security recommendations, specifically with regard to regulatory compliance, efficient program implementation and effective strategy development. Brown Bag Lunch November
3, 2006, 12-1pm by Gordon Mitchell, Ph.D. Tuesday, October 31, 2006 12:00 pm, Maxwell 204 The War in
A Nuclear Iran: The Legal Implications of a Preemptive
National Security Strategy
October 26-27, 2006 Syracuse University
Participants included legal scholars that specialize in preemption, use of the military (including the legality of covert operations), the role of international organizations, and use of diplomatic options (such as sanctions), as well as experts in Iranian, Israeli, and Middle Eastern politics and history. They discussed such issues as why Iran wants to be a nuclear power, the regional and international security ramifications of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, the domestic and international legal and political framework governing nuclear proliferation, and the legality and impact of various U.S. and international actions to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power. Articles written by the panelists will be published by the Syracuse Law Review in its spring book, which will be dedicated solely to the symposium.
Opening Keynote Address James Timbie, Senior Advisor to Dr. Robert Joseph, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Thursday, October 26th 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Public Events Room, Eggers 220 Click here to view the Keynote Address
"Nuclear Proliferation and International Security Policy in the United States and Abroad" Eggers Public Events Room 9:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Moderated by Professor Renee de Nevers Click here to view the Panel Discussion
"Preemption, International Law, and the Global Response to a Nuclear Iran" Eggers Public Events Room 10:55 a.m. - 12:35 Moderated by Professor William C. Banks Click here to view the Panel Discussion
Keynote Address Mr. Seymour Hersh, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Friday, October 27th 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Grant Auditorium, Syracuse University College of Law Click here to view the Hersh Talk and subsequent Panel Discussion Ray Semko: The D*I*C*E Man (Defensive Information to Counter Espionage) October 13, 2006 - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 -Maxwell Auditorium The careless and accidental leaking of sensitive information is a dangerous threat to our national security. In order to educate and motivate Americans working with information sensitive to our national security, Mr. Semko created an innovative security awareness lecture entitled D*I*C*E. Since 1989, Ray Semko has presented his D*I*C*E Briefings around the world to hundreds of thousands of U.S. government, military, public safety and business personnel--often to packed, standing-room only audiences.
Currently working for the Center for Counterintelligence and Security Studies (CI), Ray Semko has worked in the U.S. Intelligence Community since 1971. He was formerly a counterintelligence agent for U.S. Army, worked for the Defense Security Service, National Security Agency, Department of Energy and the Defense Intelligence Agency. For more information on Ray Semko, the D*I*C*E Man, please visit http://cicentre.com/diceman.html.
The Ray Semko briefing is presented through the joint efforts of Syracuse University and Syracuse Research Corporation, an independent, not-for-profit research and development organization. For more information, please visit http://www.syrres.com/aboutsrc/default.htm A Closer Look at the Phenomenon of Suicide Terrorism Wednesday, September 6, 12:00 p.m., Eggers 220 (Public Events Room) On September 6th, Mr. Yoram Schweitzer gave a talk on the phenomenon of suicide terrorism. A researcher at Tel Aviv University's Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies (JCSS) and founder and head of LABAT Strategic Consulting, Mr. Schweitzer is an expert on international terrorism, suicide terrorism, state sponsored terrorism, and al Qaeda. For the last three years he has conducted a research project on suicide bombers, interviewing failed suicide bombers to better understand their mindset, aims, and the strategy of their organizations. In 2005, Mr. Schweitzer co-authored (with Sari Goldstein Ferber) a report titled "Al Qaeda and the Globalization of Suicide Terrorism." He has also served as a consultant to the Israeli Prime Minister's Office and the Israeli Defense Ministry and was head of the Israeli Defense Force's Counter International Terror Section. International Conference on Global Terrorism September 11-14, 2006, Herzliya, Israel The Institute for Counterterrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel is hosting its sixth annual international conference on global terrorism this fall. It will open on the evening of September 11th with a memorial to victims of terrorism in the U.S. and worldwide, followed by a day of lectures on international terrorism and its regional implications. The last two days of the conference will be devoted to panel discussions and workshops on such topics as suicide terrorism, threat assessment, Islamic radicalism, terrorist financing, international cooperation in counterterrorism, and the nuclear threat posed by Iran. INSCT and Professor William Banks will co-host with Dr. Boaz Ganor and ICT a workshop on international cooperation in counterterrorism on Thursday, September 14th.
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