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
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
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
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
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
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
Seamus Hughes’ Homegrown: ISIS in America
Thursday, November 19th, 2:00PM
In conversation with Author Seamus Hughes and Karen J. Greenberg
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gilles Kepel’s Putting the Middle East in Historical and Geopolitical Context
A book discussion
Wednesday, May 20th 11:00AM
Thomas Hegghammer's The Caravan: Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad
A book discussion
May 6, 2020, 12:00PM
David Ignatius's The Paladin: A Spy Novel
A book discussion with
Author David Ignatius and
Richard A. Clarke
May 5, 2020, 12:00PM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ISIS, Tomorrow. The Lost Souls of Mosul
April 24, 2019
A film screening with co-director Francesca Mannocchi
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
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
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 Karman, Leymah Gbowee, Shirin Ebodi, and Jody Williams; and former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki
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
Today's Military Commissions
February 21, 2019
A discussion with Carol Rosenberg, Michel Paradis, John Ryan, James Harrington, and Wells Dixon
Moderated by Karen J. Greenberg
Law Versus Power: Our Global Fight for Human Rights
January 23, 2019
A book talk with author Wolfgang Kaleck
Moderated by Karen J. Greenberg
Law’s Wars: The Fate of the Rule of Law in the US “War on Terror” and Law’s Trials: The Performance of Legal Institutions in the US “War on Terror”
October 15, 2018
A book talk with author Richard Abel
Moderated by Karen J. Greenberg
A Symposium: Ukraine and U.S. Policy Options
October 2, 2018
In coordination with West Point’s Modern War Institute
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
In Conversation: John O. Brennan and Jerrold Nadler
September 4, 2018
The Looming Tower
February 22, 2018
A miniseries screening with Lawrence Wright, Ali Soufan, Peter Sarsgaard, and Bill Camp
Underground Warfare
February 14, 2018
A book talk with author Daphné Richemond-Barak
Moderated by Assaf Moghadam
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
Preventive Engagement: How America Can Avoid War, Stay Strong, and Keep the Peace
December 5, 2017
A book talk with author Paul B. Stares
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 Bacon, Amb. Gerald Feierstein, and Assaf Moghadam
Moderated by Peter Bergen
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
Today's Global Security Landscape
October 18, 2017
A discussion with John O. Brennan and David Ignatius
A Discussion with John O. Brennan and Karen J. Greenberg
October 18, 2017