DECEMBER 2017

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A summary of Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism research, academic, and policy activities for Fall 2017, including news about INSCT faculty and staff, INSCT experts featured in the news, selected scholarship, blog posts, alumni news, and more …

 

INSCT NEWS | AUGUST-DECEMBER 2017

 
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William C. Banks Named Senior Fellow at Georgetown Law’s Center on National Security and the Law

Corri Zoli Participates in UN Counterterrorism Conference

INSCT Alumnus and Homeland Security Expert Akmal Ali Featured in Sports Business Daily

David M. Crane, Other NCCIT Commissioners Further Explore North Carolina’s Role in US Torture Program at Public Hearings

William C. Banks Discusses “Fighting at the Legal Boundaries” During Georgetown Law Workshop

“Living Proof”: Syrian Accountability Project Publishes White Paper on the Yazidi Genocide

Cyber Attribution and War: William C. Banks Presents at West Point Emerging Technology Conference

INSCT Co-Sponsors 27th ABA SCOLANS National Security Law Conference

“Research Handbook on Remote Warfare” Features William C. Banks on Cyber Conflict

William Snyder Explores the “Internet of Things” at Albany Conference

Geospatial Intelligence Hall of Fame Inducts Robert B. Murrett

David M. Crane Speaks at Conference on the Qatar Blockade

Cora True-Frost Speaks About Countering Violent Extremism Efforts at ESIL

 

INSCT Alumni Reunion

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The 2017 INSCT alumni reunion in Washington, DC, on Nov. 16, 2017, included the honoring of Director William C. Banks for 15 years at the helm of the Institute. Special guests included Dean Craig M. Boise of the SU College of Law and University Trustee Richard L. Thomson G’67, H’15. Thank you to 2L Kristina Cervi for the photos!

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INSCT IN THE NEWS | MEDIA APPEARANCES FALL 2017

 
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“An Extraordinary Situation:” William C. Banks Discusses Enemy Combatant “John Doe” Case with Bloomberg Law

William C. Snyder Quoted in Medium.Com InfoSec Article

“Proceeding Methodically”: William C. Banks Updates Bloomberg Law on the RussiaGate Investigation

“Call to Arms:” Corri Zoli Speaks to WTVH About ISIS’ Christmas Threats

Corri Zoli Discusses Latest North Korea Missile Test with CNYCentral

“Step-by-Step”: William C. Banks Updates Bloomberg on the Mueller Probe

Robert B. Murrett Speaks to Brazilian Media About Trump’s Visit to Asia

“It’s a Snowball:” William C. Banks Discusses Potential Charges Against Flynn, Kushner, Others

“Never Underestimate”: USA Today Speaks to Robert B. Murrett About Japan’s Military Posture

“Important Signals”: William C. Banks Discusses RussiaGate Special Counsel Indictments on Bloomberg Law

WaPo Interviews William C. Banks About Alleged US ISIS Fighter

How Pan Am Flight 103 Shook Up Some Professional Fields

Turning the Law on Its Head: William C. Banks Reviews the New Supreme Court Session with WAER

Corri Zoli Discusses Las Vegas Mass Shooting with WSYR NewsChannel 9

“Terror Has Gone Low-Tech” Says Corri Zoli, Writing in Foreign Policy

AALS News Spotlights National Security Law Section

Corri Zoli Discusses London’s Parsons Green Terror Attack with CNY Central

“A Dynamic Area of the Law”: William C. Banks Discusses Hotel Cameras

“A Sea-Change of New Issues”: The Jerusalem Post Reviews 10 Years of New Battlefields/Old Laws

“Managing Expectations”: Keli Perrin Discusses the Federal Response to Hurricane Harvey with Business Insider

“Deal Very Carefully”: Robert B. Murrett Weighs US Options Regarding North Korea with Politico

“More Arms Than an Octopus”: William C. Banks Discusses Mueller Investigation Latest with Bloomberg Law

“Too Many Similarities:” Corri Zoli Discusses Barcelona Terror Attack, and Its Context, with CNYCentral

 

INSCT EVENTS FALL 2017

 
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“Democratic War? The Geopolitics of Democracy and the Conflict over Ukraine,” with Paul D’Anieri

“Jihad as Grand Strategy: Islamist Militancy, National Security, and the Pakistani State”, with S. Paul Kapur

National Security Policy and Law: Panel Discussion

“The ICC and the Israel/Palestine Conflict: Where Do We Go From Here?” With Jeremy Yonah Bob

“Designing Coercive Institutions in Postconflict Settings,” with Erica de Bruin

“A Cold War Revival?” With Gen. Michael Hayden, Former Director, National Security Agency

Khoon diy Baarav (Blood Leaves Its Trail) with Film-maker Iffat Fatima

“Countering Terrorism (and Russia) in the Age of Trump,” with Eric Schmitt

 

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BLOG POSTS AUGUST-DECEMBER 2017

 
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The Double Standard Surrounding Ukraine’s Education Law (Mark Temnycky, MPA ’17)

The Road to the 2018 NATO Summit and the NATO Defense Ministers Meeting in Brussels (Kamil Szubart)

Gassing International Law (David M. Crane)

What the US Government Can Do to Prevent Low-Tech Terror Attacks (Corri Zoli)

Haley Calls Russian Election Interference “Warfare,” But Is It an Armed Attack? (Ryan White, JD/MPA Student)

Qatar and the “Quartet”: International Blackmail (David M. Crane)

Equifax Data Breach: Let the Blame Game Begin (Christopher Folk, LAW ’17)

Erdoğan on the Warpath with Germany Ahead of 2017 Elections (Kamil Szubart)

Trump and North Korea: Beware the Boogeyman (David M. Crane)

Lady Liberty’s Promise Matters to Immigration Law (Ryan J. Suto, JD/MS/MAIR ’13)

Shoring Up the Eastern Flank: VP Pence’s Visit to Estonia, Georgia, and Montenegro (Kamil Szubart)

Seriously, Boycotters: If the Goal of Your Visit is to Harm Israel, Stay Home (Miriam Elman)

Supporting Post-9/11 Military Veterans in Higher Education (Corri Zoli)

 
 
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