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Security Reform in
Afghanistan:
Building Capable, Effective and Legitimate Security
Forces
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 11:45 A.M.,
COLLEGE OF LAW RM 401
Col. David Everett, an attorney in
private practice, has had an extensive career in both military
and civilian public service. Most recently, he played an active
role in developing and implementing plans for improving security
and training the Afghan National Police during the first half of
2009. During Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Everett volunteered for
active duty as a Major in the Army Reserve and served in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait. In 2005,
as a Colonel, he volunteered to be recalled to active duty for
Operation Iraqi Freedom. During his service in Iraq, Everett was
assigned to the Civilian Police Assistance Training Team,
Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, as the primary
Coalition Forces advisor to Iraq’s Deputy Minister of Interior
for Internal Affairs.
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INSCT Alumni Reception
in Washington, DC
Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:00-8:00 p.m., Greenberg House
Professor William C. Banks will host
a reception for INSCT alumni at the Greenberg House, 2301
Calvert Street, NW. This is an excellent opportunity to keep in
touch with old colleagues, meet new alumni, and help build our
INSCT alumni network in the D.C. area.
When “High Value Detainees” Meet Juries:
The Challenge of
Prosecuting GITMO Prisoners in Our Civilian Courts
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009, 9:30AM-12:00PM, COLLEGE OF LAW, ROOM 200
The Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism hosted a distinguished panel to examine the implications of
transferring persons detained at Guantanamo Bay for prosecution
in federal civilian courts. Included panelists: The Honorable
Richard L. Thornburgh,
Former Attorney General of the United States; Robert Shwartz, Esquire
(SU ‘72),
Partner in Debevoise and former Senior Associate Counsel in the
Office of Independent Counsels during the Iran-Contra
investigation; James J. Benjamin, Jr., Esq.,
Partner in Akin Gump Strauss Hauer Feld LLP and former Assistant
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York;
Professor William C. Snyder,
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at the Syracuse University
College of Law and former Assistant United States Attorney for
the Western District of Pennsylvania and the District of
Columbia; Peter Szendro, Esq. (JD ’83),
Senior Vice President, Reinsurance Counsel & Chief Compliance
Officer, Willis Re Inc.;
Professor William C. Banks, Moderator,
Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor of Law and Laura J.
and L. Douglas Meredith Professor at Syracuse University and
Director of the Institute for National Security and
Counterterrorism.
Intelligence in a Lawful and Litigious
Society
General Michael Hayden, Former Director,
Central Intelligence Agency
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009, 12:00PM-1:00PM, COLLEGE
OF LAW, ROOM 200
General Michael Hayden is a retired United
States Air Force four-star general, serving
41 years of military service. Former key
positions include Director of the National
Security Agency and Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency. He is currently a
principal at the Chertoff Group, a security
consultancy co-founded by former Homeland
Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.
David F. Everett Lecture Series in
Post-Conflict Reconstruction:
"Roles and
Perspectives of Non-state Armed Groups in
Post-War Security Transition" presented by
Veronique Dudouet
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2009 12:00 pm, 060
Eggers Hall, Global Collaboratory
Veronique Dudouet is a researcher at the
Berghof Research Center for Constructive
Conflict Management in Berlin, Germany. She
will address the roles that rebel and
insurgency movements play in the termination
of armed conflicts and the building of a
more peaceful and stable political and
social order. The presentation will draw on
preliminary findings from an ongoing
participatory action research project with
members of various non-state groups around
the globe.
Military Commissions and Other Exceptions:
Where are We Now and Where are We Going?
OCTOBER 22, 2009 FROM 10:45am - 12:00pm
INSCT Director Bill
Banks will be a panelist at University of Minnesota Law School's
conference on "Exceptional Courts and Military Commissions." The
conference will examine comparisons between the military
tribunals authorized by the United States in the post-September
11 context and other exceptional courts used by democratic
states to respond to terrorism and politically motivated
violence.
More information is available here.
Careers in National Security Law and Policy
October 8, 2009, from 12:00PM to
1:00PM
INSCT, along with the Student Association
for Terrorism and Security Analysis (SATSA)
will host a career discussion in 401
McNaughton Hall. Sarah Grossman
(JD/IR ‘07), now with Deloitte Consulting, will be a
featured speaker.
Khaled Hosseini, Author of
The Kite Runner, to Speak at
Syracuse
October
5, 2009,
from 7:30PM to 8:30PM
Khaled Hosseini, best-selling author of The Kite Runner (2003) and
A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007) will be interviewed by author Firoozeh Dumas
at an evening event at Hendricks Chapel. This event is sponsored in cooperation with the Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series.
This event is free and open to the public.
Converging Paradigms in Modern Asymmetric Warfare
September 30, 2009, 11:45AM
Professor Banks will focus on recent trends that show
convergence of norms between International Humanitarian Law
(IHL) and Human Rights Law (HRL); between the jus ad bellum
(justness of the cause) and jus en bello (IHL); and between
international criminal law and domestic law. According to him,
the convergence creates some serious problems in regulating
conflicts but it also reflects adaptations that may make
conflict more humane. Professor Banks is recognized
internationally as an expert in constitutional law, national
security law, and counterterrorism. Location: 400
Eggers Hall, the PARCC Office Suite.
Converging Paradigms in Asymmetric Warfare
September 9, 2009
The INSCT New Battlefields/Old Laws Project
hosted a workshop on September 9, 2009, as part of the World Summit on Counter Terrorism,
titled "Terrorism's Global Impact" for
ICT's 9th International Conference,
an annual gathering of the counterterrorism community in Herzliya, Israel.
INSCT Director William C. Banks served as a plenary speaker at the conference.
INSCT Conducts
Joint Research with the U.S. Army
August 26-27
On August 26-27,
INSCT participated in a two-day, joint research conference
hosted by the U.S. Army's
Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute
(PKSOI), located at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle
Barracks, PA. This collaboration explored the topics of
Resilience and Sustainability in the context of Post-conflict
Reconstruction, Stability and Transition Operations. This event
was an extension of INSCT's ongoing
Project on Resilience and Security.
Conference participants include INSCT research staff and faculty
such as Nick Armstrong, Keli Perrin, Pat Longstaff and Bruce
Dayton.
Graduate Students from SU Visit Al Quds
University
July 22-23, 2009
The Arab university in Jerusalem
hosted a two-day workshop led by renowned Palestinian scholars
from July 22-23, 2009. The lectures and discussions highlighted
various topics including, “Public Health in Palestine”,
“Negotiation Techniques in Arab-Israeli Context” and “Jerusalem:
An impediment or key to the Peace”. The event builds on INSCT’s
established foreign-study program that centers on the
Counter-Terrorism Studies Program at the
Interdisciplinary Center
(IDC), Herzliya, Israel. The
Lauder School of Government
and
Institute for Counter-Terrorism
(ICT) at IDC host students for an intensive three-week global
counterterrorism course.
Professor Munther S. Dajani and Dr.
Issam Sartawi of Al Quds University were the primary
coordinators of the event. Syracuse University participants
included Matthew Duncan, Eric Inafuku, Abbey Jorstad, Leslie
Kelley, Eileen Gould, Mary Bacon, Ryan Cole, and Brandon
Kaufman. These students are pursuing a range of graduate
degrees, including international relations, public
administration, law, and political science.
"The Road Ahead," a Program Honoring Gerald Cramer
April 19, 2009
An event at Syracuse University's Lubin House,
with guest speaker Ambassador Martin Indyk, former U.S.
Ambassador to Israel.
Gerald Cramer, SU Chancellor Nancy Cantor, and Ambassador Indyk.
