Events
National Security under a New Administration: A Conference of the Center for Law, Ethics and National Security, Duke Law School
April 16-17, 2009; R. David Thomas Center, Duke University
As the Obama administration begins its second month, it must deal not only with a troubled economy but also with a host of significant national security issues. The President has ordered the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, but the question remains as to what to do with the detainees currently being held there. Is the current organization of the intelligence community the best for ensuring the timely and accurate gathering of much needed intelligence information? With continued reports of lawlessness along our border with Mexico, are our immigration policies consistent with our national security interests? Using a format of six panels and three meal speakers, our conference will be examining these and a number of other security issues facing the new administration. To do this, we have assembled a prestigious group of scholars, policymakers and commentators who will take an interdisciplinary approach to all these issues from both a legal and a policy perspective. (more)
Gitmo Detainees: What are the Options?
March 25th, 2009, 7:30 pm, Peabody Hall, Room 218, UNC-Chapel Hill
On January 22, 2009, President Obama signed an executive order that required the closing of Guantanamo Bay, the infamous and controversial detention facility for enemy combatants under the Bush administration. While acclaimed as a positive move by many, there remain critical questions and concerns surrounding the closure of the facility, as the future of the detainees and US detention policies is still uncertain. Join Scott Silliman of the Center of Law, Ethics, and Security and David Schanzer from the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security for a discussion examining the future and options for the Gitmo detainees. (more)
What is Grand Strategy?
A lecture by John Lewis Gaddis, Thursday, Februrary 26th, 2009 @ 5:30pm
Fleishman Commons, Terry Sanford Institute for Public Policy, Duke University
John Lewis Gaddis, the Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University and noted historian of the Cold War and grand strategy, will give the Karl von der Heyden Distingished Lecture and keynote address of the 50th anniversary conference of the Triangle Institute for Security Studies at Duke University's Terry Sanford Institeute for Public Policy. (more)
GITMO Detainees: What Are The Options?
January 22, 2009. 4:30pm-6pm . 136 Social Sciences Building, West Campus
The Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security and the Duke Political Science Students Association are co-hosting a faculty panel discussion on the future of GITMO. Four of Duke University's national security experts will discuss strategies for detaining and prosecuting suspected terrorists. Panelists are David Schanzer, Director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security; Madeline Morris, Professor of Law and Director of the Duke Guantanamo Defense Clinic; Peter Feaver, Alexander F. Hehmeyer Professor of Political Science and Director of the Triangle Institute for Security Studies; and Scott Silliman, Professor of the Practice of Law and Executive Director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security. (more)
Protecting National Security and Privacy: Approaches of New Administrations in the U.S. and Europe.
January 27, 2009. 4pm-6pm. Rhodes Conference Room, Sanford Institute.
In celebration of Data Privacy Day 2009, The Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, along with Intel Corporation, will be hosting a Panel Discussion on The Future of Privacy and National Security. The event is open to the public and will be held in Rhodes Conference Room at the Sanford Institute for Public Policy, Duke University. (more)
UNC To Head Homeland Security Center of Excellence
A consortium led by the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill has won a nationwide competition to run a new Center of Excellence on Natural Disasters, Coastal Infrastructure, and Emergency Management. The new Center, which will be co-led by Jackson State University, will conduct research and develop educational programs focusing on the mitigating the effects of and responding to coastal storms and other natural disasters. Duke University and the Renaissance Computing Institute are part of the consortium. (more)