Events

Upcoming Events


Past Events

Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East

With Author Steven Simon, James M. Lindsay, and Karen J. Greenberg

Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency

With Author Andy Greenberg, Joseph Cox, and Karen J. Greenberg

2022 GLOBAL SECURITY FORUM EVENT: Reshaping the Global Order: Conflict, Crises, and Cooperation

Thursday, September 22, 2022

John Miller, Rebecca Weiner, Ilkka Salmi, Ian Moss, Karen J. Greenberg, & Naureen Chowdhury Fink

Film Screening of

HBO Original: THE FOREVER PRISONER

MONDAY, MARCH 28TH | Reception 5:30PM

Screening 6:00PM and Q&A with Director Alex Gibney

Crimes of Aggression, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes in Ukraine

With Gabor Rona, Oona Hathaway, & Karen J. Greenberg

FRIDAY MARCH 18th, 12:00PM

The U.S. and Today's Foreign Policy Challenges

In discussion with John Brennan and Ali Soufan. Moderated by Karen J. Greenberg

Tuesday, February 15th 2022, 5:00PM ET

America’s Global Role: Today’s Reality, Tomorrow’s Challenges

In discussion with John Brennan and Ben Rhodes. Moderated by Karen J. Greenberg

Thursday, November 4th 2021, 12:30-1:30PM ET

Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran and the Rise of Irregular Warfare

In discussion with Author Seth Jones, David Ignatius, & Suzanne Spaulding Moderated by Karen J. Greenberg.

Wednesday, September 29th 2021, 12:00PM ET

Departure from Afghanistan: Envisioning a Responsible Withdrawal

In discussion with Colin Clarke, Candace Rondeaux, Muska Dastageer, & Asfandyar Mir. Moderated by Karen J. Greenberg.

Tuesday, May 25th 2021, 11:00AM ET

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GUANTANAMO: Prospects for Closure

*Cosponsored by The National Institute of Military Justice

In conversation with Carol Rosenberg & Ben Farley. Moderated by Karen J. Greenberg

Thursday, May 6th, 12:00PM

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ISIS AND THE CRIME-TERROR NEXUS IN AMERICA: A COUNTERPOINT TO EUROPE

In conversation with John Miller & Raphael Marcus. Moderated by Karen J. Greenberg.

THURSDAY. APRIL 15TH, 2021, 2:00PM ET

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Recrudescence: Assessing Today’s and Tomorrow’s Terrorism Threats

Cosponsored by The Middle East Institute & The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

In Discussion with Martha Crenshaw, Gen. (Ret.) Joseph Votel, & Richard Clarke

Thursday, March 4th, 12:30PM ET

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Power to the People: How Open Technological Innovation is Arming Tomorrow's Terrorists

With Author Audrey Kurth Cronin, Brian Jenkins, and Clint Watts. Moderated by Karen J. Greenberg

Thursday, February 25th, 12:30PM ET

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January 6th and the Threat To Democracy: What Went Wrong and How Should We Respond?

Cosponsored by the Soufan Center

Thursday, January 14th, 12:30PM ET

In conversation with Ali Soufan and Karen J. Greenberg

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Seamus Hughes’ Homegrown: ISIS in America

Thursday, November 19th, 2:00PM

In conversation with Author Seamus Hughes and Karen J. Greenberg

Watch on C-SPAN

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Pandemic, Bio-Disaster, and Response: Are We Prepared?

(Cosponsored with the Modern War Institute at West Point)

Thursday, October 29th, 2:00PM

In Discussion With Col. (ret.) Liam Collins, Max Brooks, Dr. Jaime Yassif, Peter Fish, MD, and Stephen Hummel

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John Brennan's Undaunted: My Fight Against America’s Enemies, At Home and Abroad

Thursday, October 15th, 2:00-3:00PM

In Conversation With

John Brennan and Samatha Power

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Echoes from the Past: Do the post WWII Japanese War Crimes Tribunals have lessons for Guantanamo?

A Conversation based on Paradis’ new book

Last Mission to Tokyo: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raiders and Their Final Fight for Justice

Thursday, October 1st, 12:30PM
In Discussion With Michel Paradis and Carol Rosenberg

Watch on C-SPAN

Chris Whipple's The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future

Tuesday, September 29th, 2:00PM
A Conversation With
Chris Whipple and Karen J. Greenberg

WATCH ON C-SPAN

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Ali Soufan's The Black Banners (Declassified): How Torture Derailed the War on Terror after 9/11

Thursday, September 24th, 2:00PM

A Conversation With Ali Soufan and Karen J. Greenberg

WATCH ON C-SPAN

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The Price of Oil and Its Consequences for the Future

Thursday, September 10th, 2:00PM

In Discussion With Amy Jaffe, Mahmoud El-Gamal, Mark Cutis; Moderated by Daniel Freifeld

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Assessing the Justice Department's Present & Future: Justice, Politics, Law, & National Security in America

Thursday September 3rd, 2:00PM

In Discussion With Joshua Geltzer, Joshua Larocca, David Rohde, and Karen J. Greenberg

WATCH ON C-SPAN

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David Ignatius's The Paladin: A Spy Novel

A book discussion with

Author David Ignatius and

Richard A. Clarke

May 5, 2020, 12:00PM

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Reimagining the National Security State: Liberalism on the Brink

A book discussion and reception with various authors.

February 3, 2020, 6:30PMFordham Law School, 7-119 150 W 62nd ST

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John O. Brennan on The Killing of Qasem Soleimani and Consequences for Iran, Iraq and Beyond

January 30, 2020

Featuring John O. Brennan, Ken Dilanian, and Karen J. Greenberg

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Trump and His Generals: The Cost of Chaos

Cosponsored by New America

A book talk with author Peter Bergen

December 17, 2019, 6:00PM Fordham Lincoln Center, McNally Amphitheater 140 W 62nd ST

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Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers

A book talk with author Andy Greenberg Moderated by Joseph Cox

December 12, 2019, 6:00PM Fordham Lincoln Center, McNally Amphitheater 140 W 62nd ST

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Presidential Misconduct: The Long View

November 18, 2019, 6:00-7:30PM Fordham Lincoln Center, McNally Amphitheater 140 W 62nd ST

A panel discussion featuring James M. Banner Jr., Eric Alterman, Hendrick Hertzberg, T. J. Jackson Lears

Moderated by Karen J. Greenberg

WATCH ON C-SPAN

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Jared Cohen's Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America

November 13, 2019, 12:00-1:30PM Fordham Law School, Room 3-01 150 W 62nd ST

A book talk with author Jared Cohen

Presented by CNS and the Feerick Center for Social Justice

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The Fifth Domain: Defending Our Country, Our Companies, and Ourselves in the Age of Cyber Threats

July 15, 2019

A book talk with co-author Richard A. Clarke
Moderated by Karen J. Greenberg

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ISIS, Tomorrow. The Lost Souls of Mosul

April 24, 2019

A film screening with co-director Francesca Mannocchi

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Truth in Our Times: Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts

March 19, 2019

A book talk with author David McCraw
Moderated by Jameel Jaffer

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Punishing Atrocities Through a Fair Trial: International Criminal Law from Nuremberg to the Age of Global Terrorism

March 13, 2019

A book talk with author Jonathan Hafetz
Moderated by Gabor Rona

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Global Conference on Yemen: Dimensions of the Humanitarian Crisis and Prospects of Peace

March 7, 2019

In coordination with the Tawakkol Karman Foundation
Featuring Nobel Peace Laureates Tawakkol KarmanLeymah GboweeShirin Ebodi, and Jody Williams; and former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki

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A Discussion on the Middle East: Today's Challenges

March 5, 2019

A discussion with John O. Brennan and Ali Soufan
Moderated by Karen J. Greenberg

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Today's Military Commissions

February 21, 2019

A discussion with Carol RosenbergMichel ParadisJohn RyanJames Harrington, and Wells Dixon
Moderated by Karen J. Greenberg

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Law Versus Power: Our Global Fight for Human Rights

January 23, 2019

A book talk with author Wolfgang Kaleck
Moderated by Karen J. Greenberg

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A Symposium: Ukraine and U.S. Policy Options

October 2, 2018

In coordination with West Point’s Modern War Institute

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Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-Connected World

September 17, 2018

A book talk with author Bruce Schneier
Moderated by Ben Wizner

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Next Steps: North Korea

April 3, 2018

A discussion with Philip Bobbitt

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The Looming Tower

February 22, 2018

A miniseries screening with Lawrence WrightAli SoufanPeter Sarsgaard, and Bill Camp

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Underground Warfare

February 14, 2018

A book talk with author Daphné Richemond-Barak
Moderated by Assaf Moghadam

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Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations

February 7, 2018

A book talk with author Ronen Bergman
Moderated by David A. Andelman

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Preventive Engagement: How America Can Avoid War, Stay Strong, and Keep the Peace

December 5, 2017

A book talk with author Paul B. Stares

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Understanding Proxy Violence in the Arab World and Beyond: The Role of State and Non-State Actors

November 20, 2017

A panel discussion with Tricia BaconAmb. Gerald Feierstein, and Assaf Moghadam
Moderated by Peter Bergen

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Unjustifiable Means: The Inside Story of How the CIA, Pentagon, and US Government Conspired to Torture

October 25, 2017

A book talk with author Mark Fallon
Moderated by Carol Rosenberg

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Today's Global Security Landscape

October 18, 2017

A discussion with John O. Brennan and David Ignatius