The Next President's Fight Against Terror

Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, New America, and The McCain Institute for International Leadership is hosting a one-day conference on international rule of law and counterterrorism.

The event will feature scholars, practitioners, and former senior government officials who will explore whether U.S. counterterrorism policies and activities are consistent with the rule of law, how other countries are affected by these policies and efforts, and their impact on the United States' ability to help strengthen legal systems around the world. Throughout the day, speakers and panelists will discuss recommendations for counterterrorism policies for the next administration. Please register here.

Follow the conversation on Twitter with #RuleofLaw and @ASU_ROLG, @NewAmerica, and@McCainInstitute. The event will be livestreamed on New America's website. 

Agenda

8:30 to 9 a.m.: Breakfast and registration

9:00 to 9:30 a.m.: Opening remarks

- Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO, New America

- Ambassador Kurt Volker, Executive Director, McCain Institute for International Leadership

- Jack Goldsmith, Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Barry Goldwater Visiting Chair of American Institutions, Arizona State University

9:30 to 10:15 a.m.: President Obama's National Security Legacy

- Dr. Andrew J. Bacevich, Professor Emeritus, International Relations and History, Boston University

10:15 to 10:30 a.m.: Coffee break

10:30 to 11:50 a.m.: Rule of Law Foundations for U.S. Counterterrorism Policies

Moderator: 

- Jack Goldsmith

Panelists:

- Peter Bergen, Director, New America's International Security Program

- Hina Shamsi, Director, National Security Project, American Civil Liberties Union

noon to 1:00 p.m. - Lunch and Conversation

Introduction: 

- Ambassador Clint Williamson, Distinguished Professor of Practice, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State UniversitySenior Director for Global Rule of Law, Governance, and Security, McCain Institute for International Leadership

Speaker: 

- Mary B. DeRosa, Distinguished Visitor from Practice and Co-Director, Global Law Scholars Program, Georgetown Law, Former Legal Advisor, National Security Council

1 to 1:10 p.m.: Coffee break

1:10 to 2:30 p.m.: Local Effects of Global Counterterrorism Policies

Moderator: 

- Julia Fromholz, Director and Professor of Practice, Rule of Law & Governance Program, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University

Panelists:

- Dr. Aykan Erdemir, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense for Democracies, Former Member of the Turkish Parliament (2011-2015)

- Dr. Nancy Okail, Executive Director, Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy

- Raza Ahmad Rumi, Scholar in Residence, School of Humanities and Sciences, Ithaca College

2:30-2:45 p.m.: Break

2:45-3:30 p.m.: How Warfare Became Both More Humane and Harder to End

- Samuel Moyn, Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law and Professor of History, Harvard University

3:30-3:45 p.m.: Closing remarks

- Douglas J. Sylvester, Dean and Professor of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University

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