Institute For Law And Strategy

THIS INSTITUTE, UNLIKE MANY INSTITUTIONS CONCERNED WITH LAW AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, WILL NOT DEVOTE ITSELF TO ADVOCACY OR LOBBYING, TO LITIGATION, OR TO HOLDING LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC EVENTS. RATHER, IT WILL FOCUS ON COLLABORATION WITH ESTABLISHED ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND PUBLIC POLICY SCHOOLS, THINK-TANKS, POLICY MAKERS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN GOVERNMENT, AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO UNDERTAKE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN ITS FIELD OF STUDY: THE INTERSECTION OF LAW AND STRATEGY. IN ALL INSTANCES, THE INSTITUTE WILL EMPHASIZE THE GENERATION AND CULTIVATION OF TOP-FLIGHT THINKING ON AMERICAN LAW AND NATIONAL SECURITY AS THESE SUBJECTS INTERSECT. THE INSTITUTE WILL UNDERTAKE ITS WORK THROUGH THE PARTICIPATION OF THOSE WHO MOST NEED TO SEE IT IN GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA, AND THE MEDIA, SO THAT IT CAN INFORM AND ENRICH THEIR WORK IN GOVERNMENT AND POLICY. THE INSTITUTE PLANS TO ALSO MAKE ITS WORK AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH PUBLICATIONS.

THE INSTITUTE HOSTED EIGHT MEETINGS IN 2023, STRUCTURED AS ONE DAY SEMINARS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS WITHIN THE INSTITUTE'S FIELD OF STUDY, ATTENDED BY ITS FELLOWS, BY INVITED PARTICIPANTS WITH SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE, AND ROLES IN ITS FIELD OF STUDY, AND BY EXPERT SPEAKERS AND OTHER PRESENTERS OF MATERIAL COVERED IN THE MEETING. THESE MEETINGS FURTHER THE INSTITUTE'S EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES (I) BY BRINGING NEW, MORE FULLY RESEARCHED, AND MORE DEVELOPED IDEAS AND INFORMATION TO MEMBERS OF THE STRATEGIC, DIPLOMATIC, ACADEMIC, POLICY, LEGAL, AND MEDIA COMMUNITIES FOR USE IN THEIR WORK, AND (II) BY PROVIDING A FORUM FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY AREAS AND ISSUES THAT ARE GERMANE TO THEIR WORK FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION BY THE INSTITUTE.SUMMARY OF 2022 MEETINGS OF THE FELLOWS:DATE: FEBRUARY 6, 2023LOCATION: AUSTIN, TEXASTOPIC: EVENTS IN UKRAINEOUR PRINCIPAL SPEAKER WAS GARRY KASPAROV WHO DISCUSSED EVENTS IN UKRAINE AND THE LARGER CONTEXT OF CURRENT RUSSIAN FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY.DATE: MARCH 3, 2023LOCATION: AUSTIN, TEXASTOPIC: DISCUSSION WITH JOHN AVLONTHE INSTITUTE HOSTED A SMALL DINNER AND DISCUSSION WITH THE NOTED CNN CORRESPONDENT AND ESSAYIST JOHN AVLON.DATE: APRIL 3, 2023LOCATION: NEW YORK, NEW YORKTOPIC: PHILIP HOWARD DISCUSSED HIS BOOK, NOT ACCOUNTABLE: RETHINKING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNIONSTHE INSTITUTE HOSTED A DISCUSSION AND LUNCH WITH PHILIP HOWARD WHERE HE DISCUSSED HIS BOOK, NOT ACCOUNTABLE: RETHINKING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNIONS.DATE: JUNE 12, 2023LOCATION: LONDON, ENGLANDTOPIC: - DIPLOMACYSIR ROBERT COOPER AND SIR NIGEL SHEINWALD LED AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THEIR REMARKS ON THE SUBJECT OF DIPLOMACY.DATE: JULY 14, 2023LOCATION: LONDON, ENGLANDTOPIC: THE FUTURE OF INTELLIGENCESIR DAVID OMAND, SIR JOHN SCARLETT AND DR. GREGORY TREVERTON DISCUSSED THE FUTURE OF INTELLIGENCE.DATE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2023LOCATION: NEW YORK, NEW YORKTOPICS: APPLICATION OF SECTION 3 OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTIONTHE INSTITUTE WAS ADDRESSED BY PROFESSORS AKHIL AMAR AND TOM SCHMIDT ON THE SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION OF SECTION 3 OF THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION THAT PROVIDES THAT, "NO PERSON SHALLHOLD ANY OFFICE, CIVIL OR MILITARY, UNDER THE UNITED STATES WHO HAVING PREVIOUSLY TAKEN AN OATHTO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, SHALL HAVE ENGAGED IN INSURRECTION OR REBELLION AGAINST [THAT CONSTITUTION] OR GIVEN AID AND COMFORT TO THE ENEMIES.DATE: NOVEMBER 9, 2023LOCATION: NEW YORK, NEW YORKTOPICS: FUTURE OF CHINA/US STRATEGIC RELATIONSDR. BETTY SUE FLOWER AND DR. CONOR SEYLE ADDRESSED THE GROUP ON THE SUBJECT OF THE FUTURE OF CHINA/US STRATEGIC RELATIONS BY PRESENTING THE SCENARIOS DEVELOPED IN A TRACK II COLLABORATION BETWEEN AMERICAN AND CHINESE ANALYSTS. DR. PAUL MONK, FELLOW AND FORMER HEAD OF THE CHINA DESK AT THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION ALSO PRESENTED. DATE: DECEMBER 12, 2023LOCATION: NEW YORK, NEW YORKTOPICS: MIDDLE EAST CONFLICTOUR PRINCIPAL SPEAKER WAS STEVEN N. SIMON, ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S FOREMOST EXPERTS ON MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT. HE IS A FORMER UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES/US AND CORRESPONDING DIRECTOR OF THE IISS/MIDDLE EAST.