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 THREE MEETINGS IN 2021, 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 WILL 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) 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 2021 MEETINGS OF THE FELLOWS:DATE: OCTOBER 06, 2021LOCATION NEW YORK, NY - THE CENTURY ASSOCIATIONTOPIC: AGE OF AI & OUR HUMAN FUTURE THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY 16 FELLOWS, 2 GUESTS, AND 2 PRESENTERS: HENRY KISSINGER AND ERIC SCHMIDT. DATE: NOVEMBER 5, 2021LOCATION NEW YORK, NY - THE BROOKTOPIC: CREATION AND USE OF SCENARIOS FOR DEALING WITH THE FUTURE THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY 10 FELLOWS, 2 GUESTS. RICHARD DANZIG, BETTY SUE FLOWERS AND GREGORY TREVERTON WERE PRESENTERS. DATE: DECEMBER 16, 2021LOCATION NEW YORK, NY - THE CENTURY ASSOCIATION TOPIC: IS THE US CONSTITUTION IN CRISIS?THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY 17 FELLOWS AND 3 GUESTS. THE PRESENTERS WERE AKHIL AMAR AND LAWRENCE LESSIG. THERE WAS A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION.