The 9/11 terrorist attacks twenty years ago launched a revolution in every aspect of our national security apparatus. Whether through the enactment of new laws or the reinterpretations of existing authorities, the United States radically changed its posture to address this new challenge posed by those who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the 9/11 attacks, and those whoRead More
The 9/11 terrorist attacks twenty years ago launched a revolution in every aspect of our national security apparatus. Whether through the enactment of new laws or the reinterpretations of existing authorities, the United States radically changed its posture to address this new challenge posed by those who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the 9/11 attacks, and those whoRead More
Three years ago, neo-Nazis and white supremacists descended on Charlottesville, VA for a weekend of violence. This violence was no accident — rather, it was the result of months of planning. And it served as a harbinger of the cycle of extremist terror that has followed. Integrity First for America, in partnership with a world-class legalRead More
The trials that began at Nuremberg 75 years ago are duly famous for prosecuting Nazi leaders and thus demonstrating that perpetrators of atrocities may face international criminal punishment. The trials depended on well-known men like the Chief U.S. Prosecutor, Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson. Less well known are the many women who took partRead More
Cyber is a game changer in national security. Great power competitors and non-state actors are leveraging the cyberspace domain to challenge the U.S. and its allies. This strategy, which exceeds the threshold of normal national competition but often falls below the level of armed conflict, is referred to as hybrid or ambiguous warfare. Competition inRead More
In partnership with the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, the Chicago-Kent Center for National Security and Human Rights Law and its Consortium for the Research and Study of Holocaust and the Law, will host a program on the military tribunal held after World War II. The program will feature discussions with John Geiringer, Dr. Mark Hull and Dr.Read More
Stories of powerful men who have abused positions of trust to commit sexual abuse against hundreds of survivors have dominated headlines in recent years. From dozens of gymnasts who testified against former USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar, to the thousands of women and men who shared their encounters with sexual misconduct when the #MeToo movementRead More
Center for National Security and Human Rights Law Co-Director John Geiringer will discuss the ninth trial of the Nuremberg Military Tribunal, the Einsatzgruppen Trial, and its implications for today. Famously prosecuted by Ben Ferencz, the Einsatzgruppen Trial involved the notorious mobile killing units that murdered over 1 million Jews and other political enemies of theRead More
The first nine months of 2020 have been particularly busy for the National Guard throughout the country. So far, states and their respective National Guard units have had to deal with six of the all-hazards that they train and prepare for as a part of their state missions. In 2020 so far, the Illinois NationalRead More