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Brent Scowcroft talked about the ratification and implementation of the new START treaty. Following Mr. Scowcroft, Morton Halperin of the Open Society Institute, Angela Stent of Georgetown U…

Two leading U.S. experts on nuclear weapons policy and arms control analyzed the status of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) as President Obama and Russian President Dimitry Medved…

A conference on nuclear nonproliferation, panelists talked about a congressional report conducted by the Carnegie Endowment titled Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: A Debate. Among the issues addr…

Former President Jimmy Carter and U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay presented recommendations for a new United States human rights agenda for the Obama administrati…

Participants spoke about recent amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Civil liberties and national security experts spoke about legal and constitutional objections to the …

Witnesses testified about the Foreign Intelligence Security Act and the operations of the FISA court. They talked about past applications of the law, the process by which applications to the…

Experts discussed international law and efforts to combat global terrorism. Topics included the institutionalization of President Bush’s war on terrorism, international agreements, U.S. lead…

At a conference titled “National Security Archives: Celebrating 20 Years of Keeping Government Honest,” a panel discussion was held on the war in Iraq. Panelists discussed the United States'…

A panel discussion was held on moving towards a coherent approach to promoting the rule of law. The panelists discussed human rights and poverty issues including developing a culture of citi…

A two-day policy-making forum called “Terrorism, Security and America’s Purpose: Towards a More Comprehensive Strategy” was held to mark the fourth anniversary of the September 11 attack. …

The panelists at this discussion at the American Enterprise Institute spoke about the prosecution of terrorists. Among the issues discussed were whether terrorists should be tried before mil…

Soros Fund Management Chairman George Soros talked about the George W. Bush administration’s foreign policy decisions. He criticized the policies as unilateral and advocating American suprem…

Witnesses testified about possible military action in Iraq in order to facilitate a change of regime. Among the topics addressed were Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction building program, mil…

Mr. Halperin and Mr. Wolfowitz discussed foreign affairs issues. They commented particularly about the Middle East peace issues and the problems the U.N. has had with the lack of Iraqi coope…

Former White House Counsel Lloyd Cutler and others announced the creation of Citizens for Independent Courts, a bipartisan effort to help support and maintain an independent judiciary in the…

Author, Ronald Goldfarb, talked about his book "TV or Not TV", which examined the execution of justice during televised court proceedings.

Panelists discussed the complicated nature of advocating for human and civil rights in other nations. They talked about plans of action and ways in which the government can campaign for huma…

The Twentieth Century Fund released a report titled “Making Justice Work” on the need to try indicted war criminals in the former Yugoslavia. They stressed that such trials are needed to hel…

American University’s Washington College of Law hosted a panel discussion on Whistle Blowers and National Security Issues. Participants spoke about laws protecting those who criticize their …

In the daybook interview, Morton Halperin and Charles Lichtenstein talked about current news stories of interest to them, especially those concerning foreign policy, and took audience calls,…