Toward a Goldilocks Deal on FISA 702 Surveillance Reform
On Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, the Reiss Center on Law and Security at NYU Law and Just Security co-hosted an expert discussion entitled “Toward a Goldilocks Deal on Section 702 Surveillance Reform.” This ...
5 Des 20231h 17min
Protecting Civic Space at the U.N. Climate Talks
This week, world leaders, diplomats, climate activists, journalists, and fossil fuel executives will meet in Dubai for the United Nations’ annual Climate Change Conference. While many discussions will...
29 Nov 202319min
Counterterrorism and Human Rights (Part 2 Spyware and Data Collection)
Some of the biggest risks to human rights in the twenty-first century come from governments misusing surveillance technology originally designed to combat counterterrorism. These spyware tools are man...
27 Nov 202321min
Counterterrorism and Human Rights (Part I Root Causes, Guantanamo, and Northeast Syria)
More than two decades after the 9/11 attacks, counterterrorism still dominates most security policies and practices around the world, including at the United Nations. And yet, the problem of terrori...
20 Nov 202330min
The Dangers of Using AI to Ban Books
Across the United States, book bans, and attempted book bans, have hit a record high. Driven in part by newly passed state laws, public schools have seen a thirty-three percent increase in banned book...
27 Okt 202316min
The Siege of Gaza
In response to Hamas’ brutal attacks that killed at least 1,400 Israeli civilians and continues with 200 hostages in Hamas control, Israel has imposed a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip. This includ...
20 Okt 202327min
An Insider View of the Defense Department with Colin Kahl
The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in the U.S. Department of Defense is one of the biggest – and hardest – jobs in Washington. Colin Kahl served in that role for more than two years. From April...
6 Okt 202327min
U.N. General Assembly Recap
Last week, world leaders arrived in New York for the U.N. General Assembly’s High-Level meetings. They debated the response to Russia’s continued full-scale invasion of Ukraine, made some progress on ...
29 Sep 202324min
