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Panelists debated the Law of the Sea Treaty. The Law of the Sea Treaty, adopted in 1982 but still not ratified, calls for technology transfers and wealth transfers from developed to undevelo…

Panelists talked about the Law of the Sea Treaty. They urged President Obama and Congress to ratify the treaty. The first half hour is not included, the event was joined in progress. The Law…

In the second of several panels of a day-long event titled, "Counterterroism and the Obama Administration, participants spoke about preventing terrorists attacks through interrogation and tr…

Members of the bipartisan War Powers Initiative announced the release of a report examining U.S. decision-making in whether to use force abroad. They said that the War Powers Act needed rewr…

Professors Goldsmith and Posner talked about their book The Limits of International Law, published by Oxford University Press. In their book they argued that international law was constantly…

As part of the society’s National Lawyers' Convention, panelists talked about legal issues concerning the U.S. fight against terrorism, including military trials and international criminal c…

The House Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs Committee heard testimony on the U.S. foreign policy concerning Iraq prior to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in mid-1990. Specifically, the committee…

The American Assembly public policy forum continued its series of panel discussions on American national security with a discussion of the non-military aspects of America’s security, includi…

The American Assembly held a forum on “Rethinking the Military Dimensions of American National Security” during the second day of its public policy forum on America’s national security. The …