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INSCT@10: A DECADE OF EXCELLENCEThe Institute forNational Security andCounterterrorism (INSCT) atSyracuse University (SU) isestablished in 2003 by SU’sCollege of Law.INSCT begins its CurricularProgram in National Securityand CounterterrorismLaw, offering studentsbase courses in nationaland international securityand counterterrorism lawand policy, as well asinterdisciplinary electivecourses.03SU’s Maxwell School ofCitizenship and PublicAffairs, with the support ofDean Mitchel B. Wallerstein,joins the College of Law insponsoring INSCT, makingthe Institute SU’s firsttwo-college program.Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs,US Army (Ret.), becomesLouis A. Bantle Chair inBusiness and Governmentat the Maxwell School.(In 2009, he was namedan INSCT Senior PolicyAdvisor.)INSCT joins with theCampbell Public AffairsInstitute to publish “Barriersto Information SharingBetween Law Enforcementand Intelligence Agencies,”a post-9/11 reassessmentof national security law andpolicy.The SU Maxwell SchoolLouis A. Bantle Chair inBusiness and GovernmentPolicy and INSCT sponsorthe symposium “The Waron Terrorism: Round II,”with keynote speakers TomBrokaw of NBC and Rep.Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) of theHouse Armed Services andTransportation committees.INSCT begins to offerits 12-credit Certificateof Advanced Studyin Security Studies,designed for graduatestudents preparing tobe professionals in thefields of security andcounterterrorism.INSCT partners withthe InterdisciplinaryCenter’s Lauder School ofGovernment, Diplomacy,and Strategy and itsacademic center, theInstitute for Counter-Terrorism, in Herzliya, Israel.INSCT co-sponsors theconference “Challengesin the Struggle AgainstViolent Extremism: Winningthe War of Ideas,” with theMaxwell School’s Louis A.Bantle Chair in Businessand Government Policy andNational Security Studiesprogram. Keynote speakersinclude Adm. EdmundP. Giambastiani, vicechairman of the US JointChiefs of Staff; RaymondDuBois, former Acting USUnder Secretary of Defense;and Dr. Matthew Levitt,Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Intelligence and Analysisat the US Department ofTreasury.For the 100th anniversaryof The Hague Convention of1907— and with significantsupport from PaulGreenberg (SU ’65)—INSCTsponsors the symposium“New Battlefields, OldLaws” in Washington, DC,launching its continuingproject to reexaminepolicies and laws for theconduct of armed conflictin the age of asymmetricwarfare.070605The Syracuse Law Review04Along with the MaxwellSchool’s Campbell PublicAffairs Institute, INSCT hoststhe workshop “Citizen, theSoldier, and the State.”and INSCT host thesymposium “A NuclearIran: The Legal Implicationsof a Preemptive NationalSecurity Strategy.”Two key texts are published:Counterterrorism Law andCombating Terrorism, bothco-authored by INSCTDirector William C. Banks.2

William C. Banks isnamed the first Collegeof Law Board of AdvisorsDistinguished Professor atSU.From September toNovember, INSCT hosts theNational Security AdviceSpeaker Series, beginningwith the panel discussion“National Security Advicefor the Next Administration”and continuing with talksby Bruce Hoffman and JobHenning.08The “New Battlefields, OldLaws” project continueswith the conference “StateConflicts with Non-StateActors,” part of ICT’sEighth Annual InternationalCounter TerrorismConference in Herzliya,Israel.INSCT joins the Universityof the Pacific McGeorge12School of Law as cosponsorof the nation’sonly peer-reviewed journaldevoted exclusively to11national security law andpolicy. The Journal ofNational Security Law &Policy is now co-sponsored10by INSCT and GeorgetownLaw.09The David F. EverettPostconflict ReconstructionSpeaker Series begins, apart of INSCT’s PostconflictReconstruction program.The first speaker is Dr.Veronique Dudouet,researcher at the BerghofResearch Center forConstructive ConflictManagement in Berlin,Germany.INSCT hosts the Islam andInternational HumanitarianLaw Workshop, agathering of scholars andpractitioners with interestin the contribution of Islamto the rules governing theconduct of warfare andhumanitarian law.INSCT formalizes itsrelationship with theMaxwell School’s DowningScholars program, anacademic partnership withthe Combating TerrorismCenter at the US MilitaryAcademy at West Point,NY. Maj. ChristopherDeMure (2010) and Maj.Don Canterna (2012)are INSCT’s first DowningScholars.INSCT begins offeringits unique Certificateof Advanced Study inPostconflict Reconstruction,to provide students with adocumented concentrationin and familiarization withthe major aspects of thisemerging discipline.The United StatesInstitute of Peace (USIP),International Instituteof Higher Studies inCriminal Sciences (ISISC),and INSCT begin thePostconflict Justice andIslam project to assess theconformity of internationallyrecognized modalities ofpostconflict justice forinternational crimes toIslamic laws and customs.The Maxwell Schoolannounces the creation ofthe Andrew Berlin FamilyNational Security ResearchFund, established inhonor of Professor DavidH. Bennett and operatedthrough INSCT. The fundprovides research andrelated support to MaxwellSchool faculty and studentsaffiliated with INSCT.INSCT hosts its first USArmy Senior Service Fellow.Col. Geoffrey D. Stevens isan experienced practitionerin national securityand counterinsurgencymatters and author of theINSCT report “Whole-of-Government Approachto Countering DomesticIEDS: Leveraging MilitaryCapabilities.”Vice Adm. Robert B. Murrett(Ret.), former Director ofthe National GeospatialIntelligence Agency, joinsINSCT as Deputy Director.In March, James B.Steinberg becomes Dean ofthe Maxwell School and anINSCT Senior Policy Advisor.Before joining SU, Steinbergwas US Deputy Secretaryof State.With support from SUalumna Carol Becker (’76),INSCT begins offeringBecker Study AbroadFellowships and the BeckerSpeaker series, part of theSecurity in the Middle Eastprogram.INSCT hosts US ArmySenior Service FellowCol. Casimir Casey, apractitioner of intelligencegathering and analysis andan assistant professor atWest Point.INSCT joins with theAmerican Bar Associationto host the Third AnnualSeminar on Teaching Lawand National Security at SU,a conference that bringstogether the practitionerand academic communitiesto discuss the teachingof national security lawand the training of futurepractitioners. Below, WilliamC. Banks addresses theconference.3

MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTORProfessor William C. Banks, Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor of Law, SU College of Law; Professor of PublicAdministration, SU Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs; and Director, INSCT.When INSCT was founded inthe wake of the Sept. 11, 2001attacks, our primary focuswas on immediate threats tothe US, including al-Qaeda and the war onterror in Iraq and Afghanistan.Ten years later, our academic and researchagenda is broader and deeper becausethe legal and policy fabric of security andcounterterrorism has become substantiallymore complex. In 2003, national securitywas seen as an extension of US militaryoperations and defense strategy. Today,threats are diverse, may be kinetic or nonkinetic,and are interconnected across thedomains of US governance.Cross-domain threats don’t just imperilour military or our cities. Terrorists or roguenations fighting asymmetric, “shadow” warsare just as inclined to target our finance,INSCT Director William C. Banks (right) confers with USVice President Joseph Biden (LAW ’68).education, transportation, and healthcarenetworks, or choose a combination ofphysical and virtual targets.In keeping abreastof this rapidly evolvingfield of study, INSCThas developed a stronginternational reputationfor first-class graduate andlegal education programsand cutting-edge researchand policy analysisrelated to national andinternational security,counterterrorism,humanitarian law,postconflict reconstruction, cybersecurity,homeland security, and religion and conflict.A key strength of this Institute is itsinterdisciplinary approach, which wascemented in 2004 whenSU’s Maxwell School ofCitizenship and PublicAffairs and College of Lawagreed to make INSCT partof both schools. Thanks tothis partnership, INSCTbrings top legal mindstogether with public andinternational affairs expertsto approach security andcounterterrorism issues frommultiple vantage points.Our interdisciplinarymodel is especially wellsuitedto staying abreast ofshifting patterns of threatsand challenges—as well asthe changing demands oflaw and policy makers andpractitioners—because ourexperts quickly adapt to thefield’s dynamic nature.“In keeping abreast of thisrapidly evolving field of study,INSCT has developed a stronginternational reputation forfirst-class graduate and legaleducation programs and cuttingedgeresearch and policyanalysis.”One notable addition toour staff, in 2011, was ViceAdm. Robert B. Murrett asINSCT Deputy Director.A former Director of theUS National GeospatialIntelligence Agency, hebrings significant experiencein defense strategy, militaryintelligence, and veteransaffairs.In 2013, Professor Murrett and ResearchFellow Nicholas Armstrong collaborated withSU’s Institute of Veterans and Military Affairson a report calling for a whole-of-governmentNational VeteransStrategy. Their report isan excellent example ofhow the topic of veteransaffairs impacts nationalsecurity, and how INSCTis positioned to respondto this challenge.INSCT has formedmany educational andresearch partnershipsbeyond the walls of theUniversity over the years, with the Institutefor Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya, Israel(which hosts our study abroad fellows);New America Foundation; AmericanBar Association; American Society forInternational Law; and Georgetown Law(with which we publish the Journal ofNational Security Law & Policy), to name afew.INSCT’s partnerships with academicand professional institutes, as well as withprivate individuals, enable us to advancecommon research and reform goals, andthey facilitate direct public service by INSCTstaff and affiliates, through consultationwith government agencies, NGOs, and otherpublic entities.At the same time, the Institute’s facultyand research fellows deliver an unparallelededucational experience for studentsand professionals through a structuredcurriculum that advances students’ skills andanalytical proficiency. Ten years ago, INSCTbegan by offering law and graduate studentsa Curricular Program in National Securityand Counterterrorism Law. Since then,INSCT has added certificates of advancedstudy in Security Studies and PostconflictReconstruction and an online CybersecurityLaw and Policy course.For students who aspire to a career in thesecurity field, INSCT’s programs prepare SUgraduates to compete in today’s job market.INSCT alumni have placed in professionsacross federal, state, and local government;NGOs; the consulting industry; and lawfirms. These graduates are the best evidenceof the Institute’s success.5

ACADEMIC PROGRAMSGraduateEducationINSCT is currently one of the topawarders of certificates on theSU campus and the only graduatelevelinterdisciplinary law, policy,and security studies researchinstitute in the US.The Institute offers both advancedinterdisciplinary and disciplinespecificcourses and programsthat address the law and policy ofnational and international security,counterterrorism, and postconflictreconstruction, administering threegraduate programs:u Certificate of Advanced Studyin Security Studiesu Certificate of Advanced Studyin Postconflict Reconstructionu Curricular Program in NationalSecurity and CounterterrorismLawSince 2003, 470 students havebeen educated in INSCT’s certificateand curricular programs. Alumniwork in professional positions acrossfederal and state government,consultancy firms, law firms, andelsewhere.In addition, INSCT providesinternational study opportunities aspart of its Program on Security inthe Middle East and offers an onlineCybersecurity Law and Policy course.Sponsorship of student endeavorsincludes that of the highly activeStudent Association on Terrorismand Security Analysis, whichpublishes a journal and hosts anannual security studies conference.Certificate of Advanced Study inSECURITY STUDIESINSCT is the one of the only academic institutes in the country that awards graduatecertificates in the expanding field of security studies.It is also the only Institute of its kindwhose graduate programs—includingsecurity studies—offera calibrated mix ofinterdisciplinary academics,collaborative researchopportunities guided bytop faculty, and real-worldpolicy practice.Since the programbegan in 2006—SU’s firstdual-college certificate ofadvanced study—INSCThas awarded 232 SecurityStudies certificates to SU lawand graduate students.This certificate is ideal for studentspreparing for careers in national security,homeland security, and counterterrorism, andsecurity studies alumni can be found at the USCentral Intelligence Agency, Department ofDefense, Department of Homeland Security,Department of State, and the Institute forDefense Analyses, among other local, state,national, and international employers. TheInstitute’s security studies alumni form a loyal,“The Institute’s security studiesalumni form a loyal, influential,and extended network, helpingto bolster INSCT’s reputationas a ‘go-to’ organization forshaping the discourse onsecurity challenges.”influential, and extended network, helpingto bolster INSCT’s reputation as a “go-to”organization for shapingthe discourse on securitychallenges.When the certificatewas first offered, itsbase courses—coveringinternational relations,public administration,law, and history—wereUS National Securityand Foreign Policy,International Security,A History of AmericanStrategic Practice, Comparative Civil‐MilitaryRelations, and National Security Law.By carefully tracking developments in thesecurity landscape, as well as postconflictsituations in the Balkans, Africa, Asia, andthe Middle East, new courses have since beenadded: US Defense Strategy and MilitaryOperations; Homeland Security: FederalPolicy and Implementation Challenges; andFundamentals of Postconflict Reconstruction.LEARN MORE AT INSCT.SYR.EDU/ACADEMICPROGRAMS2013 INSCT Certificate of Advanced Study in Security Studies recipients.6

Certificate of Advanced Study inPOSTCONFLICT RECONSTRUCTIONThe newest of INSCT’s certificate programs— and one of the few of its kind in the US—the CAS in PostconflictReconstruction (PCR) familiarizes graduate and law students with the dimensions and goals of postconflict work,the lessons learned from its application, and the actors who conduct it and their trade-offs and dilemmas.ACADEMIC PROGRAMSLike other INSCT programs, thecertificate in PCR is multidisciplinaryand broad in scope. Students areexposed to a range of topics thatinclude reconciliation, peacebuilding,disarmament and demilitarization, the ruleof law, governance reform, and developmenteconomics.PCR Coursework, Capstones, & InternshipsThese topics are covered by coursesheld across SU’s campus, includingthose in the anthropology, law, publicadministration and international affairs,and economics departments. All studentsare required to complete an innovativecore course —Fundamentals of PostconflictReconstruction—taught by experts andpractitioners in conflict analysis andresolution from SU’s Maxwell School.Crucially, through capstone projectsand internships, students receive hands-onexperience applying classroom theories andresearch to real-world PCR challenges.Since 2010, INSCT has graduated 53CAS in PCR students, who have gone on towork for a range of public and private sectoremployers—such as CJIATF-Afghanistan,Development Initiative Access Link (DIAL)-Africa, the US Army, and the US Instituteof Peace—in Afghanistan, the Balkans, theMiddle East, and other postconflict zones.PKSOI InternshipsIn 2011, INSCT partnered with the USArmy’s Peacekeeping and Stability OperationsInstitute (PKSOI) at the US Army WarCollege, in Carlisle Barracks, PA, to create aninternship program for INSCT students.PKSOI interns gain valuable experience inpeace and stability operations and networkwith professionals working in the field. In2011, two certificate students were chosen:Kari Kietzer (EMIR ’11) and Dan Stillman(JD/MAIR ’11). In 2012, the PKSOI Internwas Janelle Hutchinson (JD/MAIR ’12). InMarch 2013, Maxwell School graduate studentand CAS in PCR recipient Suntae Kim waschosen.David F. Everett PCR Speaker SeriesThe Everett Speaker Series complements thecertificate by inviting experts and practitioners2013 INSCT Certificate of Advanced Study in Postconflict Reconstruction recipients.in conflict, peace, and security studies tospeak to the campus community and to meetwith law and graduatestudents, deepeningINSCT’s network ofaffiliates:2013: Exposing Oneof Our Flanks, with ErikLeklem, US Office of theSecretary of Defense.2012: The Future ofSecurity Sector Reform,with Mark Sedra, Center for InternationalGovernance Innovation; A Crisis of Trust,panel discussion; Building the Rule of Lawfrom the Bottom Up, a teleconference withUS Army Brigade Leaders and AfghanProsecutors.2011: UN Perspectives on PostconflictReconstruction, with Pedro Medrano Rojas,World Food Programme; Transition andReconstruction, with Afghan Gov. IqbalAzizi, Laghman Province, and Miguel Sapp(SU Law ’88; MPA ’89), Laghman ProvincialReconstruction Team; God Grew Tired ofUs, with John Dau; Building Capacity andLegitimacy in the Afghan Security Forces,panel discussion with the US Army 10th“Like other INSCT programs,the Certificate ofAdvanced Study in PCR ismultidisciplinary and broadin scope.”Mountain Division; The Power of Hope,with Gabriel Bol Deng, Helping OfferPrimary Education (HOPE)for Sudan; The UN inPostconflict Countries:Mandates, Missions, andMinefields, with Tim Sisk,Center for SustainableDevelopment andInternational Peace.2010: Weak States andGlobal Threats: What Arethe Connections?, withPatrick Stewart, Council on Foreign Relations.2009: Roles and Perspectives of Non-State Armed Groups in Post-War SecurityTransition, with Veronique Dudouet, BerghofResearch Center; Security First: US Prioritiesin Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking, withGen. Montgomery C. Meigs (Ret.); FiveCritical Steps for Improving PostconflictOperations, with Dr. Karin von Hippel,Center for Strategic and International Studies.insct.syr.edu7

Program onSECURITY IN THE MIDDLE EASTACADEMIC PROGRAMSINSCT’s Program on Security in the Middle East is a unique graduate program that facilitates student engagementand direct discussion with renowned experts, practitioners, and peers from the US and from INSCT partner universitiesin Jerusalem and Herzliya, Israel.The program highlights the necessityfor a cross-cultural approachto understand the historicalcomplexities; political challenges;and religious, economic, and social issuesthat impact the Middle East’s securityand politics. The Institute’s approach toMiddle East security education —a mix ofeducational and research programs, studyabroad, and a robust speaker series —fostersdialogue and promotes critical thinking.Elements of this program are supported byalumni and friends—including Carol Becker(SU ’76) and Gerald B. Cramer (SU ’52)—who share the belief that giving studentsfirst-hand experience of the complex issuesfacing the Middle East is the best way tocreate effective leaders.Study Abroad FellowshipsThe Program on Security in the MiddleEast provides graduate and law studentsthe opportunity to experience firsthand thedynamic and enduring security challengesfacing the Middle East.Graduate Study Abroad fellowshipsleverage longstanding partnerships betweenSU and the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC)in Herzliya, Israel and Al Quds University in2012 Becker Speaker DaphnéRichemond-Barak, a security and militarypolicy expert at the InterdisciplinaryCenter in Herzliya, Israel.Participants in the 2012 study abroad program in Israel.Jerusalem, Israel to offer:u A three-week CounterterrorismStudies certificate program—combining simulations, workshops,and briefings—at IDC’s InternationalInstitute for Counter-Terrorism.u Lecture series at Al Quds University.u Individualized supervision ofindependent study, supplementalworkshops, and networking events.Becker Speaker SeriesThe Carol Becker Middle East SpeakerSeries augments INSCT’s Middle Eastinitiatives, encouraging student engagementand widening the Institute’s network ofexperts.2013: Combating Hostage Terrorism,with Cmdr. Dan O’Shea, Reserve Navy SEALOfficer; Reconciliation & Afghanistan, withIsaac Kfir, Visiting Professor of InternationalRelations and Law, SU.2012: Involving Non-State Actors inLaw-Making: Self-Regulation in PrivateSecurity & Military Industries, with DaphnéRichemond-Barak, Interdisciplinary Center,Herzliya, Israel; Policing in a DividedSociety: The Case of Israel, with Uri Gopher,Arab Society-Police Relations Initiative;Media, Society, & Politics in Israel, withMatt Evans, Penn State University; EconomicPost-Zionism, with Nahshon Perez, BostonUniversity; Mental Maps, Mideast Peace:Evolving Israeli Perspectives of TheirBorders, with William Miles, NortheasternUniversity.2011: Power, Norms, and Time:Analytical Perspectives of the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse, with Ehud Eiran,Harvard University; Evolution andInstitutionalization of a Culture of Conflict,with Daniel Bar-Tal, Tel Aviv University.“During my study abroad I gained anew perspective on the conflict fromthe people living in Israel and thePalestinian Territories. I saw firsthandthe tension between security andhuman rights. Yet interacting withyoung Israelis showed me that in theend people are just people, and theywant to find a way to live their lives inharmony.”—Carolyn Abdenour(LAW ’13)9

ACADEMIC PROGRAMSHallmark Interdisciplinary CoursesCentral Challenges in National Security Law & Policy(PAI 730/LAW 883)Using case studies that jump off the front page, this course examinesUS security law and policy challenges of the decades ahead. Casestudies look at decisions to intervene—and what laws apply if wedo—in humanitarian crises, insurrections, and civil wars. The coursealso examines the Arab Spring; Iranian and North Korean nucleartechnology; new technologies in warfare and surveillance; managingcivil/military relations; countering cyber threats; and managing publichealth, resource depletion, and global warming as national securityissues. Offered by SU Maxwell School Dean James B. Steinberg andINSCT Director William C. Banks.Perspectives on Terrorism (LAW 790, PSC 600, HST 600)A prime example of INSCT’s interdisciplinary approach tocounterterrorism, security studies, and postconflict reconstruction, thiscourse engages faculty and students from law, political science, history,and public administration. Teachers have included professors WilliamC. Banks (law), David Crane (law), Michael Barkun (political science),David Bennett (history), and Joan Deppa (communications).Cybersecurity Law and Policy (LAW 832)This interdisciplinary seminar is premised on the belief that muchpolicy—and laws to implement it—will be made in the next few yearsto institute a national policy to protect US interests in cyberspace. Thecourse was created by Visiting Professor William C. Snyder.Professor William C. Banks teaching in the SU College of Law.Fundamentals of Postconflict Reconstruction (PPA 719, IRP 719)The goals of this course are to provide students with a broadoverview of the interdisciplinary field of conflict analysis andresolution, to introduce them to faculty and the work they are doing inthis field, and to help them to develop a framework for diagnosing andresponding to conflicts within their own area of interest. It explores thediverse range of theories of social conflict found across social sciencedisciplines and how theories about the nature of social conflicts resultin particular choices. Teachers include professors Catherine Bertini andRenée de Nevers, both of SU’s Maxwell School.Capstone Projects: Fostering Direct Connections to PractitionersSince its establishment, INSCT has supported SU Maxwell SchoolMaster’s of Public Administration capstone projects that give studentsthe opportunity to serve security policymakers and practitioners.2003: “Background Papers on the Information Sharing andHomeland Security Conference” and “Commentary on EnemyCombatant Cases.”2004: “The USA PATRIOT Act: How Can We Prevent Terrorismand Protect Civil Liberties?”2005: “Legal Controls on Explosive Materials,” prepared for theHouse Homeland Security Committee (HHSC), this report wasused by the HHSC in drafting H.R. 3197, the Secure Handling ofAmmonium Nitrate Act of 2006.2006: “Are We Ready? A Practical Examination of the StrategicNational Stockpile in Response to Public Health Crises,” prepared forthe HHSC.2007: “Chemical Security in New Jersey: An Overview of Planning,Information Sharing, and Response,” prepared for the HHSC.2008: “Securing America’s Passenger Rails: Analyzing CurrentChallenges and Future Solutions,” prepared for the HHSC.2009: “Integrating USAID and DOS: The Future of Developmentand Diplomacy,” prepared for the Project on National Security ReformIssue Team, this project examines how the foreign assistance functioncan be consolidated within the US Department of State, making itmore effective.2010: “Post-9/11 Jihadist Terrorism Cases Involving US Citizensand Residents,” for this project, students worked with the New AmericaFoundation and Peter Bergen of CNN on a report and a database.2011: “Building Police Capacity in Indonesia and the Philippines:An Analysis of Military and Civilian Models.”2012-2013: “Report on the Impact of 2012/2013 Defense BudgetDecisions,” for the Institute for Defense Analyses; “Report onNon-Military Support for Security Operations,” for the RANDCorporation; and “Data Collection and Analysis of Central New YorkVeterans Medical Needs,” in partnership with the Syracuse VeteransAffairs Medical Center.Professor Robert Murrett (center) and members of the 2013RAND and Institute for Defense Analyses capstone projects.insct.syr.edu10

SATSA: Student Association on Terrorism & Security AnalysisINSCT is proud to support the StudentAssociation on Terrorism and SecurityAnalysis (SATSA). One of the most activegraduate student groups on campus,SATSA boasts extraordinary participationand a portfolio of projects that offerstudents practical event and academiccommunications experience and unrivalednetworking opportunities. With the helpof INSCT—and its other SU sponsors, theMaxwell School’s Moynihan Institute ofGlobal Affairs and the Program for the(L to R) Professor Robert Murrett, Gen. Michael Hayden, and SU Maxwell SchoolDean James B. Steinberg at SATSA’s March 2012 Conference on National andInternational Security.ACADEMIC PROGRAMSAdvancement of Research on Conflict andCollaboration—SATSA students publishthe Journal on Terrorism and SecurityAnalysis (JTSA), which attracts importantvoices from the disciplines of security andcounterterrorism, and organize an annualconference showcasing the journal’s work.Notable keynote speakers at the SATSAconference over the years include Gen.Michael Hayden, former Director of the USNational Security Agency and Director ofthe US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA);Bruce Hoffman, Director of the Centerfor Security Studies and Director of theSecurity Studies Program at GeorgetownUniversity’s Edmund A. Walsh School ofForeign Service; and Maj. Gen. RichardLake, Deputy Director of the NationalClandestine Service for Community HumanIntelligence, CIA.Learn more at satsa.syr.eduINSCT Moves OnlineAs part of the continuous evolutionof its courses, in 2013 INSCT beganoffering Cybersecurity Law and Policyas a six-week online course for midcareerprofessionals.This course provides a comprehensiveinterdisciplinary understanding ofthe scope and gravity of threats toUS interests in cyberspace and thecurrent debates on how to addressthis critical security challenge whileupholding civil liberties. It is taughtby Professor William Snyder, anexpert in the prosecution of terrorists,counterterrorism law, and computercrimes.Learn more at cybersecuritylaw.usSATSA hosted its Ninth Annual Conference on National and International Securityon April 6, 2013 at SU’s Maxwell School. (L to R) Cory Cali (Editor-in-Chief, Journalon Terrorism and Security Analysis); Josh Eberle (SATSA Financial Officer); MaryMargaret Graham (Institute of Politics Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School); Maj. Gen.John Adams (Ret.); Maj. Gen. Richard Lake (kneeling); Amber Demery (SATSAMaxwell Chair); Professor Robert Murrett; Egon Donnarumma (SATSA President);Oliver Elliott (SATSA Vice President); and Kate Theobald (SATSA Law Chair).11

RESEARCH PROJECTS & POLICY ANALYSISInterdisciplinaryResearch& Policy AnalysisINSCT’s evolving mission hasfollowed the contours of an everchangingthreat landscape, fromstate-sponsored terrorism and roguestates to asymmetric warfare toclimate, energy, and cybersecurity.Interdisciplinary research projectsand areas of interest contributeto a comprehensive nationaland international security andcounterterrorism research portfolio:u Law, National Security,& Counterterrorism projectsinclude foundational textbooksin national security andcounterterrorism law; NewBattlefields/Old Laws; andTeaching National Security Lawand Policyu Defense, Intelligence,& Strategic Studies initiativesinclude From Battlefield toClassroom, the National VeteransStrategy, and the blog INSCT onSecurity.u The Security in the MiddleEast & Islam portfolio includesthe Islam and InternationalHumanitarian Law Initiative,Postconflict Justice and Islam,and Mapping the Libyan Conflict.u Security Governance& Postconflict Reconstructionhas developed the PostconflictResearch Database and projectson Transition and Reconstructionin Afghanistan and PostconflictResilience.u Among New Frontiersin Science, Cyber, & Technologyprojects are The Rise of theDrones, the Cyber DialogueSeries, the CybersecuritySymposium, and the SocialScience of Cyber Incidents& Insecurity.LEARN MORE AT INSCT.SYR.EDU/PROJECTSLAW, NATIONAL SECURITY,& COUNTERTERRORISMINSCT’S broad and deep capabilities in Law, National Security, & Counterterrorismdraw on the expertise and experience of faculty and practitioners throughout thesecurity and counterterrorism community.Most notably, INSCT DirectorWilliam C. Banks is aninternationally recognizedauthority in constitutional lawand in the law and policy of national securityand counterterrorism. Banks helped set theacademic and research parameters for theselatter, emerging fields, co-authoring twoleading texts: National Security Law andCounterterrorism Law (see below).One of the key strengths of INSCT in thepast decade has been its agility, allowing it toadd capabilities and capacity to its portfolio asthe national and international threat landscape,SCHOLARSHIPFoundational National Security& Counterterrorism Textbooksand the laws and policies that address it, havechanged. Projects grouped together under Law,National Security, and Counterterrorism areprime examples of INSCT’s adaptive, crossdisciplinaryapproach.Since the Institute’s inception, in the wake ofSept. 11, 2001, these initiatives have engagedhard security questions related to asymmetricwarfare, counterinsurgency, non-state actors,state-sponsored terrorism, the rule of lawin conflict and postconflict scenarios, theprosecution of “unlawful combatants,” thelegality of use of force, and intelligencegathering within the US.National Security Law (5th Ed.)Stephen Dycus, Vermont Law School; Arthur L. Berney, BostonCollege; William C. Banks, Syracuse University; and Peter Raven-Hansen, George Washington UniversityFrederick, MD: Aspen, 2012National Security Law provides the broadest exploration of both constitutional and domesticlaw issues in national security of any book in the field. This highly respected team of authors usesexpressive and descriptive text to provide context and informative historical and backgroundinformation as well as thoughtful treatment of related international law topics. The fifth editionfeatures the most recent and important cases as well as excerpts from significant reports and othermaterials. It has been adopted for classroom use at American law schools, military academies, andnon-law graduate programs.Counterterrorism Law (2nd Ed.)Stephen Dycus, Vermont Law School; William C. Banks, SyracuseUniversity; and Peter Raven-Hansen, George Washington UniversityFrederick, MD: Aspen, 2012Counterterrorism Law is a detailed survey of US law governing the definition, detection, detention,interrogation, and prosecution of terrorists. Also covered are the availability and legal use of armedforce, civil liability, and economic sanctions against terrorism and its state sponsors. Written foradvanced courses in national security law, constitutional law, or civil rights, this textbook organizesthe rapidly growing body of counterterrorism law into discrete, coherent, and pedagogically efficientsegments.12

PROJECTRe-Examining International Humanitarian LawsRESEARCH PROJECTS & POLICY ANALYSISOne of INSCT’ssignature projects, NewBattlefields, Old Lawshas grown since 2007into a series of integrated,interdisciplinary, andinternational workshopsand books in whichpractitioners andacademics address legal and humanitarian challenges for the future ofarmed conflict. This scholarship has expanded our knowledge and studyof armed conflict and humanitarian law in an age in which asymmetricwarfare has become the norm and in which centuries-old customs andlaws of war increasingly have failed to keep pace.The original New Battlefields, Old Laws conference both celebratedand critiqued the Hague and Geneva conventions, observing thatcontemporary conflicts—in which nation states must respond toinsurgents or terrorists waging prolonged campaigns within civiliancommunities—underscore the shortcomings of those and other treaties.Today, not only can states be criticized for violating legal norms thatdo not accommodate asymmetric conflict but also adherence to theselaws may amount to an operational weakness against an insurgentenemy. This dilemma allows insurgents to use humanitarian law as atactical weapon, often called “lawfare.”Changes in warfare cause significant policy problems acrossthe international community. Without clear legal understandings,malefactors may be ever more emboldened to operate militarily fromwithin civilian populations, instead of challenging states on politicalgrounds.New circumstances—most of today’s conflicts are low-intensity warsbetween militarily disparate forces—require a fresh look at establishedhumanitarian principles, such as distinction, proportionality, militarynecessity, and prevention of unnecessary suffering. Contributing expertsdebate whether regulations should be updated, revised, or changedaltogether; that they should be deployed differently; or that they shouldbe enlarged in their scope and application.WORKSHOP SERIESNew Battlefields, Old LawsIn October 2007, INSCT sponsored the first “NewBattlefields, Old Laws” symposium to commemorate the100th anniversary of The Hague Convention of 1907 andto further its ongoing research project that reexamines theapplication of the laws of armed conflict in asymmetricwarfare.Held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC,this conference brought together an international team ofscholars, government officials, and human rights experts,including INSCT faculty David Crane and Renée de Neversand then-SU Maxwell School Dean Mitchel B. Wallerstein.James Ross, legal and policy director for Human RightsWatch, gave the keynote address.Moderators were Robert Siegel of National Public Radio’sAll Things Considered and Tom Ricks of the Washington Post.Together, they facilitated discussion on how asymmetricconflicts present new challenges for the law of armed conflict,how new rules can be used to limit conflicts between stateand non-state entities, and the challenges associated withimplementing reforms. The workshop was made possiblethrough the generous support of the Paul GreenbergFoundation. The series continues with workshops heldduring September in Herzliya, Israel:u State Conflicts with Non-State Actors:Reconceptualizing Duties and Liabilities(2008)u Converging Paradigms in Asymmetric Warfare(2009)u Shaping a Legal Framework for Counterinsurgency(2010)u The Scope of the 21st Century Battlefield:Forecasting the Legal and Policy Landscape(2011)SCHOLARSHIPCritical Contributions to the Studyof Asymmetric WarfareNew Battlefields/Old Laws: Critical Debatesfrom the Hague Convention to AsymmetricWarfareWilliam C. Banks, editorNew York: Columbia University Press, 2011Recognizing that many of today’s conflicts are low-intensity, asymmetricalwars fought between disparate military forces, Banks’ collection analyzes nonstatearmed groups and irregular forces (such as terrorists, insurgent groups,paramilitaries, child soldiers, civilians participating in hostilities, and privatemilitary firms) and their challenge to international humanitarian law.Contributions by: Robert P. Barnidge Jr., Geoffrey S. Corn, David M. Crane,Hilly Moodrick-Even Khen, Renée de Nevers, Daniel Reisner, DaphnéRichemond-Barak, Gregory Rose, Eric Talbot Jensen, and Corri Zoli.Counterinsurgency Law: New Directionsin Asymmetric WarfareWilliam C. Banks, editorNew York: Oxford University Press, 2013In Counterinsurgency Law, William C. Banks and several distinguishedcontributors explore, from an interdisciplinary legal and policy perspective,the multiple challenges that counterinsurgency operations pose to the rule ofinternational, humanitarian, human rights, criminal, and domestic laws.Contributions by: Robert M. Chesney, Geoffrey S. Corn, Evan J. Criddle,Boaz Ganor, Christopher Jenks, Peter Margulies, Gregory S. McNeal, DaphnéRichemond-Barak, Eric Talbot Jensen, and Corri Zoli.13

RESEARCH PROJECTS & POLICY ANALYSISWORKSHOPSDialogues on Asymmetric Warfare & CounterterrorismIn collaboration with the SU Maxwell School’s Louis A. BantleChair in Business and Government Policy, National Security StudiesProgram, and Campbell Public Affairs Institute, INSCT has convenedseveral critical discussions investigating modern terrorism, asymmetricwarfare, diplomacy, and counterterrorism law and policy.Information Sharing & Homeland Security (2004)This conference and subsequent publication investigated theperceived failure of intelligence and law enforcement agencies towork together to warn the US of—and to protect against—terroristattacks, such as Sept. 11, 2001. This conference framed the discussionof barriers to information sharing between law enforcement andintelligence. Co-sponsored with SU’s Campbell Public Affairs Institute.The War on Terrorism, Round II (March-April 2005)Keynote speakers: Tom Brokaw of NBC News and US Rep. EllenTauscher (D-CA) of the House Armed Services and TransportationCommittees. Three panels addressed counterterrorism policy,terror networks, national security and the media, and the legality ofcounterterrorism strategies. Co-sponsored with the Bantle Chair andSU’s National Security Studies Program.Challenges in the Struggle Against Violent Extremism, Winning theWar of Ideas (March 2006)Keynote speakers: Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, Vice Chairmanof the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Raymond DuBois, Senior Advisor forDefense Management Reform and Policy at the Center for Strategicand International Studies and recent former Acting Under Secretaryof Defense; and Dr. Matthew Levitt, Deputy Assistant Secretary forIntelligence and Analysis at the Department of Treasury.PROJECTRule of Law Lessons Learned:The Wars in Iraq & AfghanistanThe central goal of the “Rule of Law Lessons Learned” projectis to review and analyze rule of law efforts in postconflictenvironments undertaken by the US—often in tandem withUnited Nations organizations and members of the internationalcommunity—where such initiatives are playing a role inpeacebuilding and reconstruction initiatives, particularly inregions recovering from political crises, violence, and armedconflict.The activities of this project include collecting and reviewingscholarly literature on US rule of law programs in postconflictenvironments since Sept. 11, 2001; comparing practice-basedand academic reactions to rule of law programs; synthesizinglegal lessons from unclassified US Department of Defenseoperations in Afghanistan and Iraq; and researching, collecting,and identifying local populations’ role in and response to rule oflaw initiatives. An initial conclusion of initiatives in Afghanistanand Iraq suggests that the most stubborn challenges to rule of lawprograms are revealed by way of local cultural context.INSCT Director William C. Banks and Gen. Montgomery C.Meigs (Ret.) speak at the 2006 INSCT/Bantle Symposium.PROJECTCompensating Victims of TerrorAlthough the victim compensation fund set up by Congressfollowing the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks was generally deemed a success—and emulated after subsequent US natural and human disasters—it wasa policy decision made with little public or professional debate.Through research and dialogue with an interdisciplinary team ofpractitioners and academics, this project examines a new nationalpolicy for compensating victims of terrorism, addressing questionsof how, and to what extent, to provide compensation for masstorts, whether through charitable organizations, a publicly fundedcompensation body, private insurance, tort suits, or some combination.Workshop & ReportIn October 2010, INSCT convened a workshop to discuss whatshould be the principal components of future national efforts tocompensate the victims of terrorist attacks. Members of the groupincluded Peter Bell, Deborah Greenspan, Betsy Grey, StephanLandsman, Don Migliori, Marshall Shapo, and Peter Szendro.Related Events9/11 Litigation: Aviation Security and Anti-Terrorism from theVictim’s Perspective, with Don Migliori of Motley Rice (September2011)9/11 from the Inside, with Edie Lutnick, Cantor Fitzgerald ReliefFund (November 2008)Pan Am 103: Lessons Since Lockerbie, with William C. Banks,Jonathan Deinst, James Kreindler, Bob Monetti, Steve Perles,and Mark Zaid (October 2008)insct.syr.edu14

RESEARCH PROJECTS & POLICY ANALYSISSCHOLARSHIPJournal of National Security Law & PolicyIn 2003, leading national security scholars created the Journalof National Security Law & Policy (JNSLP) with support from theAmerican Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and NationalSecurity. In 2009, INSCT joined the University of the Pacific McGeorgeSchool of Law as co-sponsor of JNSLP. In 2012, Georgetown Lawbecame co-publishers of the journal along with INSCT. The journal’smission is to publish rigorous analysis about the greatest securitychallenges facing the nation and to contribute to the formulation of fair,credible solutions that balance the need for both liberty and security.Unlike most law journals, JNSLP is peer-reviewed—the world’s onlypeer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to security law and policyissues such as cybersecurity, torture, teaching national security law,secrecy, and the laws of war. Reviewers include distinguished membersof the journal’s editorial board; law professors; academics from otherdisciplines; and members of the military, intelligence, law enforcement,and civil liberties communities.The editor-in-chief is INSCT Director William C. Banks. Senioreditors are Robert M. Chesney; Stephen Dycus; David A. Koplow;Diane H. Mazur; Paul Rosenzweig; Kim Lane Scheppele; John CarySims; and Stephen I. Vladeck.Washington & Lee Journal Rankings 2013JNSLP has established itself as a “must-read” journal with areputation for strong scholarly contributions and credible policyadvice. Frequently cited by scholars, in 2013 JNSLP was ranked byWashington & Lee School of Law’s annual survey as one of the mostinfluential law journals in the world and first among 74 peer-reviewedinternational law journals ranked for currency or impact.READ THE JOURNAL AT JNSLP.COMINSCT Director William C. Banks and Laura Donohue ofGeorgetown Law formalized their collaboration on theproduction of JNSLP in 2012.SELECTED JNSLP TOPICSBlogINSCT on Security BlogINSCT maintains a blog featuring commentary from staff,faculty, and an extended network of research and practiceassociates:2013: “Remarks at the 35th Anniversary of the FISC” byWilliam C. Banks; “The International Community MustHold Russia Accountable for Its Cyber Militias” by CaseyCarey; “Where is Afghanistan Heading?” by Isaac Kfir;“Understanding the Roots of Sectarian Violence in Pakistan”by Isaac Kfir.2012: “The Nuclear Summit, and Strategic Imperatives inEast Asia and Beyond” by Robert Murrett; “The InternationalLaw of Diplomacy and US Embassy Attacks” by Corri Zoli;“Prosecuting the Dead” by David Crane; “Obama’s NewDefense Strategy: 21st Century Strategic Tensions” by CorriZoli.2011: “Afghan Security Force Assistance or Security SectorReform?” by Nicholas J. Armstrong; “The Use of Drones inMilitary Missions Spreads Around the World” by William C.Banks; “The Pacific and National Security in the 21st Century”by Robert Murrett; and “Why Israel Should Support PalestinianStatehood” by Miriam F. Elman.READ THE BLOG AT commentary-ANALYSIS.insct.org15

RESEARCH PROJECTS & POLICY ANALYSISDEFENSE, INTELLIGENCE, & STRATEGIC STUDIESDefense, Intelligence, and Strategic Studies initiatives build on INSCT’s extensive knowledge of large-scale US defense andintelligence strategy as it relates to national security and counterterrorism.Recently, INSCT has built its capacity to analyze security andcounterterrorism issues from a national strategic point of view,especially insofar as national security is punctuated by issuesrelated to active servicemembers in the all-volunteer forceand military veterans and their families. This capacity was significantlyenhanced in 2011, when Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.) joined INSCTas Deputy Director. Murrett is former Director of the US NationalGeospatial-Intelligence Agency. At SU, Murrett teaches classes on USDefense Strategy, Military Posture, and Combat Operations and the USIntelligence Community: Governance and Practice.INSCT’s veterans projects leverage SU’s long history in support offormer servicemembers, which accelerated after World War II andpassage of the original GI Bill. INSCT’s contemporary contribution tothe University’s honorable history encompasses academic programs,collaborative research, sponsored events, supportive partnerships, andengaged outreach. Several of the projects in the Institute’s nationalsecurity and veterans affairs analysis area involve research on thetransition of US servicemembers away from long wars in the Middle Eastand toward educational and employment opportunities in the US.DATASET & POLICY ANALYSISFrom Battlefield to ClassroomINSCT has advanced several related veteransresearch projects, notably two projects fundedby the National Science Foundation onveterans educational aspirations and leadership,with an emphasis on the science, technological,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.For this research, INSCT has partnered withSU’s LC Smith College of Engineering andComputer Science (LCS). LCS Dean LauraSteinberg is primary investigator on theseprojects, working with INSCT AssistantResearch Professor Corri Zoli, who managesthe research, and Research Fellow NicholasArmstrong.National DatasetThis project focuses on the three millionpost-9/11 veterans transitioning into civilianlife—many using their Post-9/11 GI Billbenefit to attend university—and the factthat we have little understanding about theirinterests, concerns, needs, or obstacles, despiteour knowledge of the tremendous talent andtechnical training of this all-volunteer force.To this end, INSCT and LCS have createdone of the only national datasets in the USexamining what servicemembers and veteransaspire to academically and in their after-servicecareers. Using this data, the projects offer policyrecommendations to university, government,veterans organization, and industrystakeholders to make progress bridging thegap from military experience to postsecondaryeducation and careers.Battlefield Perceptions of EngineeringIn the second NSF research initiative,INSCT and LCS have set out to understand theimplications of their data on servicemembers’perceptions of engineering and technical fieldsas careers, to continue a conversation amonginstitutions, veterans organizations, and public16INSCT Research Assistant Professor Corri Zoli (far right) speaks at the Institute forVeterans and Military Families Conference on Engaging Community Support forVeterans, April 20, 2012.and private sector partners on veterans’ needs;to develop recommendations for supportand services at universities; and to designcustomized educational programs. A core partof this initiative seeks to leverage veterans’leadership skills toward the nation’s scienceand technology workforce needs, to help USindustry stay globally competitive.Findings, Barriers, & Pathways to HigherEducation for US ServicemembersINSCT/LCS research has produced severalimportant findings: first, universities are at thefront line of transition for many veterans andare a critical resource in countering challengesthey face, such as post-traumatic stress disorderand unemployment. Universities need to bemore aware of this pivotal role and do a betterjob recruiting, retaining, and integratingthis cohort and recognizing their specialcontributions. For instance, military traininginculcates self-efficacy, discipline, esprit decorps, and leadership skills that the academywould be wise to learn from.Moreover, investment in veterans is aninvestment in the nation’s general prosperityand is a national security issue, as importantas other investments in the nation’s defense.Yet veterans’ diverse perspectives have notbeen included robustly enough in nationalconversations about post-service needs.There is a lack of data on veterans at all levels,including at the Veterans Administration (VA),departments of education and defense, anduniversities. With better data, universities canpartner more effectively with the business,defense, national security, and veteranscommunities to develop models for successfultransition, with a focus on the role educationalinstitutions play in facilitating success.Such transition partnerships could engageveterans at several milestones in the postserviceprocess—such as separation, benefitscounseling, educational choices, careermentoring, and health and wellness support—all of which could be linked with local VAcenters and support organizations. Veteransdefy one-size-fits-all educational pathways.Without an empirical profile of veterans froman educational perspective, the pathways theyrequire are nearly impossible to develop. Norcan effective links be made among relatedpublic investments in education, the labormarket, and the economy.

RESEARCH PROJECTS & POLICY ANALYSISREPORTA National VeteransStrategyIn March 2013 SU’s Institute for Veteransand Military Families (IVMF) and INSCTjointly published a policy report detailing a“historic opportunity” to enhance public andprivate sector collaboration and investment insupport of veterans and their families. INSCTResearch Fellow and IVMF Fellow NicholasArmstrong was key to this effort, supported byProfessor Robert Murrett.A National Veterans Strategy: The Economic,Social and Security Imperative brings togetheracademic research and contributions froma broad cross section of public and privatesector stakeholders to develop a logical andresearched case for a comprehensive wholeof-the-nationapproach to supporting veteransand their families.STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPSCollaborative Veterans Affairs ProjectsCNY Veterans Higher Education Regional Consortium (CNY-VHERC)INSCT is one of 26 institutions of higher education located in the 13-county region ofthe Department of Veteran Affairs in Upstate New York that have formed CNY-VHERC.Dedicated to supporting active duty, reserve, and National Guard servicemembers, veterans,and their families in their successful civilian reintegration, CNY-VHERC coordinatesadvocacy, resource, and information sharing and outreach. Other partners include IVMF,the Army Careers and Alumni Program at Fort Drum, Clear Path for Veterans, RochesterVeterans Outreach Center, and the Veterans Resource Center.Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF)INSCT’s staff collaborate closely with IVMF, sharing research and resources. At IVMF,INSCT Director William C. Banks is a Distinguished Fellow; Deputy Director Robert Murrettis a Board Member; and in 2013 INSCT Research Fellow Nicholas Armstrong was named anIVMF Fellow.National Securities Studies ProgramINSCT assists and shares resources with the SU Maxwell School National Security StudiesProgram, a premier professional development initiative that offers executive educationcourses for senior civilian and military leaders responsible for the national security interestsof their respective organizations.Syracuse VA Medical Center (VAMC)In 2012, INSCT and the Syracuse VAMC launched a new partnership to developopportunities for faculty, staff, and students to conduct public policy research on topicsimpacting the health care of veterans and military families in the VAMC’s Upstate New Yorkcatchment area. INSCT is leading an SU Maxwell School Master of Public AdministrationCapstone Project for the VAMC to analyze local veteran demographic patterns, demand forhealth care services, and distributed health care delivery models.ANALYSISMapping Global BlackSpotsA joint project of INSCT and SU’sMoynihan Institute of Global Affairs, thisresearch program focuses on a new approachto international security analysis, scanningthe world for physical areas outside effectivegovernmental control.Eighty “Global Black Spots” have beenidentified and assessments have been madeof interactions taking place within them andthe insecurity they are exporting. In 2009, SUChancellor Nancy Cantor awarded INSCT aChancellor’s Leadership Award in support ofthis interdisciplinary work.View this project at maxwell.syr.edu/moynihan/gbs/welcome/OP-EDVeterans Support Is a Matterof National SecurityOn Memorial Day 2012 (May 25),INSCT Deputy Director Robert B. Murrettand Mike Haynie, Barnes Professor ofEntrepreneurship at SU’s Whitman Schoolof Management, authored an article in TheChristian Science Monitor on reintegration ofUS servicemembers.The article argues that efforts to supportveterans by providing meaningful jobs andeducation should not only be based on theidea of repaying a national debt of gratitude:“[That sentiment] is both limiting and dangerous. Instead, it’s critical forpolicymakers, politicians, and most important, the American public to understandthat the support and care of wounded warriors, veterans, and military families isalso a national security imperative if the United States is to maintain an effectiveall-volunteer force ... [W]hat happens when the next generation of potential soldiers,sailors, airmen, and Marines sees this generation of veterans struggling to find jobs,and struggling in other ways? What happens when future generations dismiss thesuggestion that military service confers ‘an edge on life’? When that day comes, thefears of those who laid the blueprint for America’s experiment with an all-volunteerforce become realized. When that happens, we are all less safe, and that truth isembedded in the doctrine that informs our national defense.”17

RESEARCH PROJECTS & POLICY ANALYSISSECURITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST & ISLAMINSCT’s educational, research, and policy programs addressing Security in the Middle East & Islam benefit from robustcollaborations among the Institute and organizations in the US and the Middle East.As the political landscape in the Middle East continuesto change, accelerating in the aftermath of the ArabSpring of 2011, so INSCT’s portfolio and strategiccollaborations have evolved.INSCT’s Security in the Middle East educational programs ensurethat students receive a firm grounding in Middle East security andpolicy issues through the Graduate Study Abroad Program and theBecker Speaker Series (see page 9). Accordingly, INSCT’s researchinvestigates the contours of the new political landscape, withprojects on religion and the rule of law, international humanitarianlaw, and the meshing of postconflict justice with local culturalnorms and institutions, from Shari’a law to the Loya Jirga.INSCT staff, faculty, and affiliates provide timely academic andpolicy analysis of evolving conflict and security situations via theINSCT blog —INSCT on Security and Counterterrorism—whichincludes commentary pieces on a nuclear Iran, post-Arab Springjustice, lustration and other forms of redress, and postconflicttransitions in Syria and Afghanistan.WORKSHOPS & DATASETPostconflict Justice & IslamIslam & International Humanitarian LawWith support from the Andrew W.Mellon Foundation and the SU HumanitiesCenter, in April 2009 INSCT launchedits comparative Islam and InternationalHumanitarian Law project. INSCT hosted aninterdisciplinary gathering of scholars andpractitioners in the fields of Islam and Shari’alaw, the laws of war, Muslim politics andculture, comparative religion and history,international conflict and security, andinternational human rights.The workshop identified the mostpressing issues at the intersection of Islamicjurisprudence and humanitarian law toconsider how their shared concerns mayprompt creativity in addressing troublinggaps—notably, the lack of standards fordealing with the rise of irregular armiesand the inability of law to accommodateasymmetric warfare.Since 2009, the project has sponsored twoadditional workshops at the US Institute ofIn April 2009, INSCT hosted an interdisciplinary Islam-International HumanitarianLaw workshop on religion, conflict and security, and international law.18Peace (USIP) in Washington, DC, developedseveral essays, and broadened the networkof scholars and practitioners workingon compatibilities between Islam andinternational law.Postconflict Justice & IslamINSCT has partnered with USIP andthe International Institute of HigherStudies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC) on aresearch project that examines postconflictchallenges in the Middle East and the roleof international norms and mechanismsto meet those challenges, includingconformity to Shari’a law of internationallyrecognized forms of postconflict justice(prosecutions, truth commissions, lustration,memorialization, and legal reform).On Nov. 5, 2010, INSCT hosted aworkshop in Washington, DC to discuss therole of culturally and religious-based legalnorms for limiting armed conflict’s effects onvictims; conflicting notions of legitimacy anddefense in military actions; and the role ofuniversal human rights standards in relationto culture and conflict.Conflict & Compliance in Muslim StatesINSCT has taken a lead role in researchexamining interstate and intrastate warsamong Muslim-majority states. This projectis the only cross-national dataset examiningMuslim states’ compliance with the laws ofwar. This research is managed and led byINSCT Research Assistant Professor CorriZoli, assisted by Carolyn Abdenour, EmilySchneider, and Courtney Schuster, all SUCollege of Law 2013 graduates.AWARDAcademia in thePublic SphereIn March 2011, INSCT received theprestigious Social Science ResearchCouncil (SSRC) Academia in thePublic Sphere award to support twoimportant research initiatives:developing “A Declaration of Principlesand Guidelines on Shari’a, Laws ofWar, and Postconflict Justice” and aninteractive online portal exploringthe compatibility between Islamicnotions of justice and internationalhumanitarian rules governing conflict.INSCT is working on these projectswith the US Institute of Peace; theInternational Institute of HigherStudies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC);and an extended network of scholars,practitioners, theologians, journalists,human rights advocates, and lawyers.

REPORT & LEGAL MEMORANDUMAnalyzing the Libyan Civil WarThe Libyan Regime Support For & Involvement In Acts of TerrorismThis report—by INSCT Research Assistant Professor Corri Zoli, Research AssistantShani Ross, and College of Law student Sahar Azur—documents historical instances ofand involvement in acts of terrorism and related humanitarian violations over the courseof Col. Mu’ammar al-Qadhafi’s 40 years as leader of Libya. The report details his regime’slongstanding disregard for international norms; provides a short chronology of incidentsthat exemplify Qadhafi’s role in international terrorism; and discusses prevalent “Patterns ofConduct” over time and how these underscore Libyan noncompliance with international law.Mapping the Libyan ConflictIn February 2012, INSCT students René Moya and Mikala Steenholdt —with the assistanceof Professor David Crane and INSCT Research Assistant Professor Corri Zoli—prepared alegal memorandum that identifies and analyzes various war crimes, crimes against humanity,and domestic crimes perpetrated during the Libyan armed conflict between February andOctober of 2011. The memo includes an overview of the revolution, a mapping of the conflict,the legal effects of changes in the conflict, gravamen offenses, and charges for possibleindictment.RESEARCH PROJECTS & POLICY ANALYSISREPORTMapping Atrocity in SyriaCompiled by students in Professor David Crane’s international criminal and civilprocedure class, “Mapping Atrocity in Syria”—a project of the Syrian AccountabilityProject at SU and No Peace Without Justice—maps hostilities that have occurred duringthe ongoing Syrian civil war, offers an historical overview“This report has beencompiled with the hopethat justice and notimpunity will triumph inthe case of Syria.”of the conflict, develops a crime base matrix, and providessample indictments to assist in the prosecution of thosemost responsible for violations of Syrian domestic andinternational criminal law.Phase 1 of the report was completed in spring 2012.Phase 2 maps the ongoing Syrian conflict up to spring2013. (As of April 2013, according to figures reported bythe Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and recordedin “Mapping Atrocity in Syria,” the death toll of the war is 62,554.) Phase 3 will enlist thehelp of INSCT alumnae Emily Schneider (LAW ’13) and Courtney Schuster (LAW ’13).BLOGROLLINSCT on the MiddleEast & Islam“There Goes the Neighborhood:Revisiting Sheikh Jarrah” by MiriamElman.“Syria: The True Chaos Will BeginAfter the Fall of the Regime” by JonathonPanikoff (LAW, MAIR ’08).“The International Law of Diplomacy& US Embassy Attacks: Post-Arab SpringTransitions” by Corri Zoli.“A Nuclear Iran, Redux” by William C.Banks.“America’s Shi’a Problem” by RyanSuto.“Options to Prevent a Nuclear ArmedIran” by Louis Kriesberg.“Justice for Hariri’s Killers Requiresthe World’s Support” by David Crane andCarla Del Ponte.“Iran-Pakistan Relations and theirEffect on Afghanistan and the US” byIsaac Kfir.“Potential Implications of the Hamas-Israel Exchange” by Louis Kriesberg.“The Implications of Sovereignty:Revisiting the United Nations Vote onPalestinian Statehood” by Miriam Elman.“Why Israel Should SupportPalestinian Statehood” by Miriam Elman.READ MORE AT commentary-ANALYSIS.insct.org19

RESEARCH PROJECTS & POLICY ANALYSISSECURITY GOVERNANCE & POSTCONFLICTRECONSTRUCTIONINSCT’s security governance initiatives capitalize on multi-institutional research and policy analysis to offer solutions forcomplex, contemporary security challenges in postconflict areas.Over the past two decades theinternational communityhas increasingly focused ontransforming the managementand oversight of core security institutions—military, police, and intelligence services—in fragile states.These efforts are embodied in a varietyof multi- and unilateral activities andprograms with labels such as securitycooperation; security assistance (SA);security sector reform (SSR); security forceassistance (SFA); and demobilization,disarmament, and reintegration (DDR).Despite the international community’sextensive commitment of financial andhuman resources toward these ambitiousundertakings, results have been modest.INSCT’s security governance initiatives—substantially supported by David F. Everett(LAW ’76)—are resolutely problem-driven,in an effort to provide governments, NGOs,policymakers, and security professionalsthe intellectual foundation, knowledge,and operational guidance to reform orreconstruct security institutions.ProjectsSecurity Sector Reconstruction & ReformContracting in Complex Operations: Developing a Contracting Framework for Security SectorReconstruction and ReformThis project —led by Professor David Van Slyke, INSCT Research Fellow Nicholas Armstrong,and INSCT Director William C. Banks, with support from the Naval Postgraduate School—examines the challenge of contracting for training and mentoring services for foreign securityforce assistance in complex contingency operations. It aims to develop a security sectorreconstruction and reform contracting framework.The Prospects of Institutional Transfer: A Within-Case Analysis of Partnering Efforts Acrossthe Afghan Security SectorThis multi-level case study, led by INSCT Research Fellow Nicholas Armstrong, examines“partnering” interactions between NATO/US advisors and the Afghan National SecurityForces to understand how partner engagement—via inducement mechanisms of coercion,material incentives, or persuasion—shapes the transfer (or non-transfer) of organizationalcapacity and professional norms.David F. Everett PCR Speaker SeriesINSCT Research FellowNicholas Armstrongintroduces Erik Leklemof the US Office of theSecretary of Defense, whodiscussed “Exposing Oneof Our Flanks: Failuresin US Security SectorReform in Afghanistanand Lessons for Future USForeign Engagements” inApril 2013, as part of theDavid F. Everett PostconflictReconstruction SpeakerSeries.FOR MORE, SEE PAGE 7.REPORTSExamining PostconflictTransitionsWhile many postconflict reconstructionstudies and field reports routinely refer topostconflict transitions as an importantmilestone, no significant attempt hasbeen made to examine systematicallythe underlying social processes andmechanisms at work. Additionally,practitioners have struggled with creatinga conceptual framework and adequatelyoperationalizing activities inherent totransition.In collaboration with the Peacekeepingand Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)at the US Army War College in CarlisleBarracks, PA, INSCT has examinedpostconflict transitions as a crucial processduring recovery from internal crisis orconflict.These transitions pose multiplechallenges, including quandaries overtiming and sequencing; sovereignty,political legitimacy, local ownership, anddependence on foreign assistance; andconstructive societal reform. As such,postconflict transitions are a criticalnode for the planning and execution ofpostconflict stability and reconstructionoperations, and they are a topic in need ofclose examination.Key PCR PublicationsINSCT’s postconflict transitionspublications were written in collaborationwith the US Army War College, SU’sMaxwell School, and PKSOI:“Harnessing Postconflict Transitions: AConceptual Primer” by INSCT ResearchFellow Nicholas Armstrong and JacquelineChura-Beaver, US Army War College(published by PKSOI in 2010).“Security Sector Reform in Timor-Leste:Missed Opportunities and Hard Lessons inEmpowering the Host-Nation” by NicholasArmstrong, Jacqueline Chura-Beaver, andIsaac Kfir, Visiting Professor, The MaxwellSchool (published by PKSOI in 2012).20

RESEARCH PROJECTS & POLICY ANALYSISWhite PaperTransition & Reconstruction in AfghanistanThis report provides an overview ofINSCT’s two-week, intensive US Departmentof State/US Embassy-Kabul InternationalVisitor Leadership Program event that tookplace from October to November 2011.It was conceived as a reciprocal project.On the one hand, it provided AfghanGovernor of Laghman Province MohammadIqbal Azizi opportunities to experience firsthandexamples of democratic governanceat the federal, state, and local levels in theUS and to engage in robust discussions withexperts. On the other hand, it was designedto expose US stakeholders in academia,policy, law, and related fields to an emergentAfghan leader’s approach and perspectivesabout postconflict transition, reconstructionprocesses, and partnering with the US.(L to R) Professor David Crane, Col. Geoff Stevens, Professor Robert Murrett,Professor William C. Banks, Gov. Mohammad Iqbal Azizi, INSCT Research FellowNicholas Armstrong, Research Assistant Professor Corri Zoli, and Miguel Sapp, USDepartment of State, meet in November 2011.DATABASEPostconflict Research DatabaseThe Postconflict Research Database stores cross-indexed bibliographic informationon hundreds of articles, books, chapters, and case reports that address the broad,interdisciplinary fields of postconflict stabilization, reconstruction, and peacebuilding.It enables scholars and practitioners to retrieve information on key topics, broken downby categories. The database currently holds more than 500 sources with publicationdates up to 2010 (with work ongoing to expand entries to 2012). Sources are tagged andsearchable via topics such as capacity building, civil society, corruption, demobilization,disarmament, gender, reconciliation, reintegration, security sector reform, and more.ACCESS THE DATABASE PCR-PROJECT.INSCT.ORGREPORTBuilding Resilient CommunitiesDrawing from aninterdisciplinary body oftheoretical and policy-orientedliterature, “Building ResilientCommunities: A PreliminaryFramework for Assessment”provides a definition ofresilience and develops a theoryof community resilience as afunction of resource robustnessand adaptive capacity.The report also developsgroundwork for furtheroperationalization of resilienceattributes according to five key community subsystems: civil society, ecological, economic,governance, and physical infrastructure. “Building Resilient Communities” was written byNicholas Armstrong, INSCT Research Fellow; Patricia H. Longstaff, David Levidow Professorof Communication Law and Policy, SU Newhouse School of Public Communications; KeliPerrin, INSCT Assistant Director; and Matthew Hidek and Whitney May Parker. It was firstpublished in 2010 in Homeland Security Affairs, volume 4, issue 3.REPORTDirect Aid in AfghanistanThis research—conducted by INSCTAssistant Research Professor Corri Zoliand Research Fellow Nicholas Armstrong,with assistance from Dana Abro, Ryan Cole,Chadd Montgomery, Derek Francisco, andJoseph Popcun —analyzes a moment inwhich policymakers find themselves at anuncharacteristic loss of ideas for alternativepostconflict reconstruction paradigms inAfghanistan.In this war-torn nation, there areboth recognized limits to traditionalpostconflict approaches and the reality ofincommensurable perspectives, but this reportexplores a promising reconstruction tactic—direct aid—and its ability to move thinkingbeyond multiple failed strategies (diplomaticand military) toward a multidisciplinaryapproach necessary for outlining feasible ideasfor all postconflict sites.insct.syr.edu21

RESEARCH PROJECTS & POLICY ANALYSISNEW FRONTIERS IN SCIENCE, CYBER,& TECHNOLOGYCollaborations with like-minded colleagues from across SU’s campus, and other institutions, drive INSCT’s multipleNew Frontiers in Science, Cyber, & Technology activities.TheThe Rise of the Dronesrapidly changing nature of security and warfare inthe digital age is leading to calls for reform as the lawsand policies that govern them become outmoded. Tothis end, INSCT has hosted several interdisciplinaryevents involving engineers, social scientists, policymakers, andothers, such as the four-part Cyber Dialogue Series, held in2011. The Institute also collaborates on projects such as datasetand mapping initiatives to empirically record cyber attacks andsimilar incidents, with the goal of improving cybersecurity.Furthermore, Visiting Professor William Snyder’s influentialblog Crossroads—published in conjunction with INSCT’s onlineCybersecurity Law & Policy course—has become an importantclearinghouse for news stories and analysis on this expandingsecurity field.DATASETS & MAPPINGSocial Science Analysis of CyberIncidents & InsecurityThe Social Science of Cyber OperationsPrepared for the National Science Foundation Secure andTrustworthy Cyberspace Initiative by INSCT Research AssistantProfessor Corri Zoli, this project brings together social scienceand systems engineering approaches to develop new methods forempirically describing the cyber warfare domain. From that baseline,cyber norms designed to set national and international ground rulesfor securing cyberspace can be identified. The project’s researchgoal is to produce an empirically based portrait for managing cyberoperations that fall below the kinetic threshold.Creating an IT Risk & Security Health IndexThis collaboration has three goals: to identify and assess existingopen-source cyber incident reporting databases; to develop acommon definition and legal-policy framework for cyber incidents,both large or small scale; and to interpret cyber incident data to seeif there are ways to discern indications and warnings of strategicallyimportant attacks.Funded by the JP Morgan Chase Grand Challenge, the initiative’sinterdisciplinary team is led by INSCT Director William C. Banks,assisted by INSCT Army War College Fellow Casey Carey; LC SmithCollege of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS) professors Shiu-Kai Chin and Wenliang Du; Elizabeth Rankin Irwin, SU MaxwellSchool graduate student; Yang Liu, LCS graduate student; and CorriZoli.Mapping CyberinsecurityThis National Science Foundation-funded project integrates thetechnological features of cybersecurity into a social science analysisto guide efforts to build an aggregate, open-source dataset as abaseline for mapping cyber insecurity and to use that perspectiveto understand existing and emergent cyber conflict and securitybehaviors, norms, and variables.22On April 28, 2010, INSCT Director William C. Banksprovided expert testimony for the US House of RepresentativesCommittee on Oversight and Government Reform’sSubcommittee on National Security during its second hearingon the legality of drones and unmanned targeting, a follow-upto its March 23, 2010 hearing.PROJECTpreSAGE: Privacy, Regulation,& Economics in a Smart AssuredGrid EcosystemThe preSAGE group focuses on developing systems that providesecurity, privacy, integrity, accountability, and functionality for peoplein a deeply interconnected world. It applies four perspectives—technology, security, economics, and law—in an integrated approach tosolve emerging problems, such as the management of the electric gridand other critical infrastructure. A central part of the preSAGE group’sapproach is helping students learn to integrate multiple perspectives asa routine part of their work.Among the sub-projects is the Smart Grid: Security, Privacy,and Economics graduate course, in development in summer 2013,which focuses on building skills needed to design and test protocols,policies, and specifications for enabling technologies to guarantee thesecurity and integrity of the grid, while preserving personal privacyand providing maximum market flexibility with minimal need fornew regulation. A related initiative is Smart, Secure Charging andDischarging of Electric Vehicles (EVs), an effort to enable EVs tosecurely participate in advanced electrical grid markets, avoidingvulnerabilities that could invite cyber attacks.preSAGE is supported by the LC Smith College of Engineering andComputer Science, the Maxwell School, and INSCT.To learn more, visit research-center.insct.org

RESEARCH PROJECTS & POLICY ANALYSISscholarshipJNSLP Cybersecurity SymposiumIn his role as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of National Security Law & Policy (JNSLP), in2010 INSCT Director William C. Banks organized the “Cybersecurity Symposium” (volume 4,issue 1), which focuses on the largest and most difficult subset of cyber-related issues:“For many of us, the cyber threat to US national security is amorphous and not easyto comprehend. At the same time cybersecurity has been characterized as ‘one of themost urgent national security problems’ ... Given the increasing dependence on cybertechnology, the vulnerabilities within insecure cyber networks are hard to quantify andeven harder to understand and protect against. We have devoted volume 4, issue 1 ofJNSLP to cyber threats in an attempt to raise awareness of and focus national debate onwhat should be done in a variety of contexts to improve cybersecurity.”Contents:“Foundational Questions Regarding the Federal Role in Cybersecurity” by Brian M.White and Gus P. Coldebella.“A Comparative Study of the Information Security Policies of Japan and the UnitedStates” by Atsuhiro Yamagishi, Ben T. Katsumi, and Yasuhide Yamada.“US International Policy for Cybersecurity: Five Issues That Won’t Go Away” by JeffreyHunker.“National Cyber Doctrine: The Missing Link in the Application of American CyberPower” by Mark Young.“Square Legal Pegs in Round Cyber Holes: The NSA, Lawfulness, and the Protection ofPrivacy Rights and Civil Liberties in Cyberspace” by John N. Greer.“Congress’s Role in Cyber Warfare” by Stephen Dycus.“The Past, Present, and Future of Cybersecurity” by Walter Gary Sharp Sr.“Cybersecurity Strategy: A Primer for Policy Makers and Those on the Front Line” bySteven R. Chabinsky.“History Repeats Itself: The 60-Day Cyberspace Policy Review in Context” by Eric A.Greenwald.“Offensive Cyber Operations and the Use of Force” by Herbert S. Lin.“Cyber Threats and the Law of War” by David E. Graham.“Will There Be Cybersecurity Legislation?” by John Grant.READ THE ISSUE ONLINE AT JNSLP.COMBLOGCrossroads: Cybersecurity Law & PolicyINSCT faculty member Professor William C.Snyder tracks US cybersecurity law and policyand cybercrime developments on his cutting-edgeblog and discussion board, Crossroads.Its name comes from a question posed by theAmerican Bar Association, “What will be theenduring image of this cyber era? Will it be one ofa darkened city, whose electric grid has failed? Orwill it be a picture of cybercriminals led off to jail?Only time will tell. We are, however, convincedthat we stand at the crossroads—the decisionswe make today will help determine the definingimages of tomorrow.”Subjects and categories of the blog include “Anonymous,” critical infrastructure,cyber espionage, cyber jihad, cybersecurity, DARPA, hackbacks, hacking, netneutrality, privacy, Stuxnet, and WikiLeaks.READ CROSSROADS AT blog.cybersecuritylaw.usInterdisciplinary DialoguesNational Strategyfor Trusted Identitiesin CyberspaceOn Sept. 3, 2010, INSCT and the SUCenter for Information and SystemsAssurance and Trust (CISAT) helda roundtable discussion of the Obamaadministration’s “National Strategyfor Trusted Identities in Cyberspace.”The event brought together legal,engineering, management, and publiccommunications experts from fivecolleges, as well as officials from JPMorgan Chase and Co.Cyber DialogueSeriesBringing together legal andengineering experts, this four-partseries took place between March10 and April 21, 2011. It was cosponsoredby SU’s CISAT.“The Bit Stops Here: AccountabilityMechanisms in Cyber Space,” Shiu-KaiChin, LC Smith College of Engineeringand Computer Science at SU (LCS) andLisa Dolak, SU College of Law (COL).“National Strategy for TrustedIdentities in Cyberspace,” MacyCronkrite and Jeffrey Keesom, USDepartment of Homeland Security.“Anonymity in Cyberspace:Promoter of Democracy or Shield forCriminals?” William C. Snyder, COL,and Kevin Du, LCS.“Internet Governance: Who’s inCharge?” Brian White, The ChertoffGroup.23

RESEARCH PROJECTS & POLICY ANALYSISMultidisciplinary Staff & FacultySelected publications 2003-2013For a complete list of INSCT staff and faculty books, monographs, chapters, articles, white papers, proceedings,and blogs, visit insct.syr.edu/publications.William C. Banks, Board of Advisors DistinguishedProfessor of Law, SU College of Law; Professor, PublicAdministration, SU Maxwell School; Director, INSCTSafe at Home? The American Military on American Soil.Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP. Forthcoming. (WithStephen Dycus.)Counterinsurgency Law: New Directions in AsymmetricWarfare. Editor. New York: Oxford UP, 2013.National Security Law, 5th Edition. New York: AspenPublishing, 2011. (With Stephen Dycus and PeterRaven-Hansen.)Counterterrorism Law, 2nd edition. New York: AspenPublishing, 2012. (With Stephen Dycus and PeterRaven-Hansen.)New Battlefields/Old Laws: Critical Debates from theHague Convention to Asymmetric Warfare. Editor. NewYork: Columbia UP, 2011**Nominated for the American Bar Association SilverGavel Award.Combating Terrorism: Strategiesand ApproachesWilliam C. Banks, Renée de Nevers,and Mitchel B. WallersteinNew York: CQ Press, 2008.In 10 comprehensive chapters, Combating Terrorism discussestools and tactics for dealing with this ever-changing challenge,with a focus on how they operate in the real world.Nicholas Armstrong, Research Fellow, INSCT“Afghanistan 2014-2024: Advising for Sustainability.”Small Wars Journal (May 2012).“Post 9/11 Stability Operations: How US Army Doctrineis Shaping National Security Strategy.” PRISM, 2:1(December 2010). (With Corri Zoli.)Michael Barkun, Professor Emeritus, Political Science,SU Maxwell SchoolChasing Phantoms: Reality, Imagination, and HomelandSecurity Since 9/11. Chapel Hill, NC: U of NorthCarolina P, 2011.A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions inContemporary America. Berkeley, CA: U of CaliforniaP, 2003.Shiu-Kai Chin, Professor, LC Smith College of Engineering& Computer ScienceAccess Control, Security, and Trust: A Logical Approach.Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2011. (With Susan Older.)“Policy-Based Design and Verification for MissionAssurance.” In Computer Network Security: FifthInternational Conference on Mathematical Methods,Models, and Architectures for Computer NetworkSecurity, St. Petersburg, Russia. Eds. Igor Kotenko andVictor Skormin. New York: Springer, 2010. (With SarahMuccio, Susan Older, and Thomas N. J. Vestal.)David Crane, Professor of Practice, SU College of LawProceedings of the Fifth International HumanitarianLaw Dialogs. Editor. ASIL Studies in Transitional PolicySeries, 44. (With Elizabeth Anderson.)“Direct Participation in Hostilities: A Concept BroadEnough for Today’s Targeting Decisions.” In NewBattlefields/Old Laws: Critical Debates on AsymmetricWarfare. Ed. William C. Banks. New York: ColumbiaUP, 2011. (With Daniel Reisner.)“Dancing in the Dark: Politics, Law, and Peace inSierre Leone—A Case Study.” In Research Handbookon International Criminal Law. Ed. Bartram S. Brown.Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011.Evan Criddle, Associate Professor, SU College of Law“Proportionality in Counterinsurgency: ReconcilingHuman Rights and Humanitarian Law.” InCounterinsurgency Law: New Directions in AsymmetricWarfare. Ed. William C. Banks. New York: Oxford UP,2012.“Proportionality in Counterinsurgency: A RelationalTheory.” Notre Dame Law Review, 87 (2012).“Interest Balancing vs. Fiduciary Duty: Two Modelsfor National Security Law.” German Law Journal, 12(2012). (With Evan Fox-Decent.)Bruce Dayton, Research Assistant Professor, PoliticalScience, SU Maxwell SchoolConstructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution, 4thEdition. New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2012. (WithLouis Kriesberg.)“Track Two Diplomacy and the Transfer of PeacebuildingCapacity.” In Transnational Transfers and GlobalDevelopment. Ed. Stuart Brown. New York: PalgraveMacmillan, 2012.Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding: Moving FromViolence to Sustainable Peace. Editor. London: Routledge,2009. (With Louis Kriesberg.)24

RESEARCH PROJECTS & POLICY ANALYSIS“Useful but Insufficient: Intermediaries in Peacebuilding.”In Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding: MovingFrom Violence to Sustainable Peace. Eds. Louis Kriesbergand Bruce Dayton. London: Routledge, 2009.Renée de Nevers, Associate Professor, PublicAdministration, SU Maxwell School“Looking Beyond Iraq: Contractors in US GlobalActivities.” In Contractors and War: The Transformationof United States’ Expeditionary Operations. Eds.Christopher Kinsey and Malcolm Patterson. Stanford,CA: Stanford UP, 2012.“Contractors on Deployed Operations.” In Contractorsand War: The Transformation of United States’Expeditionary Operations. Eds. Christopher Kinsey andMalcolm Patterson. Stanford, CA: Stanford UP, 2012.“Private Military Contractors and Changing Normsfor the Laws of Armed Conflict.” In New Battlefields/Old Laws: Critical Debates on Asymmetric Warfare. Ed.William C. Banks. New York: Columbia UP, 2011.Comrades No More: The Seeds of Change in EasternEurope. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2003.Colin Elman, Associate Professor, Political Science,SU Maxwell School“Realism and Security Studies.” In Security Studies: AnIntroduction. Ed. Paul Williams. New York: Routledge,2008Progress in International Relations Theory: Appraising theField. Editor. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2003. (WithMiriam Elman.)Realism and the Balancing of Power: A New Debate.Editor. New York: Prentice, 2003. (With John Vasquez.)Miriam Elman, Associate Professor, PoliticalScience, SU Maxwell SchoolJerusalem: Conflict and Cooperation in a Contested City.Editor. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse UP. Forthcoming. (WithMadelaine Adelman.)“Does Democracy Tame the Radicals? Lessons fromthe Case of Israel’s SHAS Party.” In Democracy andConflict Resolution: the Dilemmas of Israel’s Peacemaking.Syracuse, NY: Syracuse UP, 2013. (With Oded Haklaiand Hendrik Spruyt.)Progress in International Relations Theory: Appraisingthe Field. Editor. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2003.(With Colin Elman.)Tara Helfman, Assistant Professor, SU College of Law“Marauders in the Courts: Why the Federal Courts HaveGot the Problem of Maritime Piracy (Partly) Wrong.”Syracuse Law Review, 62 (2012).Isaac Kfir, Visiting Professor, InternationalRelations, SU Maxwell SchoolDemocracy and Pakistan: Past, Present and Future(An Impossible Challenge?) Basingstoke, UK: PalgraveMacmillan. Forthcoming.Post-Conflict Reconstruction and the Rule of Law.Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. Forthcoming.Louis Kriesberg, Professor Emeritus, Sociologyand Social Conflict Studies, SU Maxwell SchoolConstructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution, 4thEdition. New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2012. (WithBruce Dayton.)Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding: Moving FromViolence to Sustainable Peace. Editor. London: Routledge,2009. (With Bruce Dayton.)Patricia Longstaff, Professor, TV/Film, SI Newhouse Schoolof Public CommunicationsSecurity, Resilience and Communication in UnpredictableEnvironments Such as Terrorism, Natural Disasters,and Complex Technology. Program on InformationResources Policy, Harvard University, November 2005.Robert Rubinstein, Professor, Anthropologyand International Relations, SU Maxwell SchoolPracticing Military Anthropology: Beyond TraditionalBoundaries and Expectations. Editor. Bloomfield, CT:Kumarian Press, 2012. (With K.B. Fosherand C. Fujimura.)Dangerous Liaisons: Anthropologists and the NationalSecurity State. Editor. Sante Fe, NM: SAR Press, 2011.(With Laura McNamara.)Brian Taylor, Associate Professor, Political Science,SU Maxwell SchoolState Building in Putin’s Russia: Policing and CoercionAfter Communism. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP,2011.Russia’s Power Ministries: Coercion and Commerce.Syracuse, NY: INSCT, 2007.Cora True-Frost, Assistant Professor, SU College of Law“The Development of Individual Standing inInternational Security.” Cardozo Law Review, 32 (2011).“The Security Council Marks Seventh Anniversary ofResolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security.” ASILInsight, 11 (2007).David Van Slyke, Associate Professor, Public Administration,SU Maxwell SchoolThe Future of Public Administration Around the World:The Minnowbrook Perspective. Editor. Washington, DC:Georgetown UP, 2010. (With R. O’Leary and S. Kim.)Corri Zoli, Research Assistant Professor, INSCT“The Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Politicizing Maritime Lawin Asymmetric Contexts.” In Counterinsurgency Law:New Directions in Asymmetric Warfare. Ed. William C.Banks. New York: Oxford UP, 2013.“The Strategic Roots of Arab Federalism and Its Failure:Transnational Sovereign Power Issues, Military Rule,and Arab Identity.” In Defunct Federalisms: CriticalPerspectives on Federal Failure. Eds. Emilian Kavalskiand Magdalena Zolkos. Farnham, UK: Ashgate, 2008.25

INSCT’S GROWING NETWORKINSCT has graduated 470 students from its academic programs over the past decade and has strategically added staffmembers, advisors, fellows, researchers, and other affiliates. Learn more at insct.syr.edu/people.Alumni NotesIn June 2013, Mark Erwin(MPA ’12), a 2012 graduate ofINSCT’s Certificate of AdvancedStudy in Security Studies, visitedSU to sit on a “Graduates Panel”at the SU Maxwell School ofCitizenship and Public AffairsExecutive Leadership Seminar.Irwin, a veteran of OperationIraqi Freedom, is currently aProgram Examiner at the Officeof Management and Budget,Washington, DC.Adom Malcolm Cooper (LAW’12), a graduate of both theCertificate of Advanced Studyin Postconflict Reconstructionprogram and the CurricularProgram in National Securityand Counterterrorism Law, isan International Law Fellowwith the American Societyof International Law inWashington, DC.Jonathan Panikoff (LAW,MAIR ’08)—graduate of boththe INSCT security studies andlaw programs—is a Middle Eastanalyst for the US Departmentof Defense, responsible forbriefing and providing analysison Middle East-related mattersto senior policymakers.Joe Rutigliano (LAW ’86)is Deputy Branch Head of theInternational and OperationalLaw Branch and SpecialAssistant on Law of War Issues26US Army War CollegeFellows NamedIn 2011-2012, INSCT beganhosting US Army SeniorService Fellows, a highlyselective program, both for theofficers and host universities,government agencies, and thinktanks. INSCT's first War CollegeFellow was Col. Geoffrey D.Stevens. He was followed bythe 2012-2013 Fellow Col.Casimir (Casey) Carey III(pictured).in the Judge Advocate Division,Headquarters US Marine Corps(HQMC).Omar Qudrat (pictured above,right)—a 2009 alumnus ofSU’s College of Law and PublicDiplomacy program—works forBrig. Gen. Mark Martins, chiefprosecutor at Guantanamo Bay.SU College of Law alumna MollyScullin (see page 27) also has“National security and counterterrorism law is so newthat legal precedent is scarce. At INSCT, we learnedto break down each issue to its core elementsand then apply what we knew. In my practice, thiscritical thinking has not only helped solve complexproblems, it has led to innovative ways of applyingexisting legal principles to new issues.”—Brendan Gilbert (LAW ’04), Associate,Johnson, Trent, West & Taylor, LLPOmar Qudrat (LAW/Newhouse ’09) and members of theGuantanamo Bay prosecutions unit. (L to R) Qudrat, MarineCapt. Michael Krouse, Alan Ridenour, Danielle Tarin, Navy Lt.Jaspreet Saini, US Army Brig. Gen. Mark Martins, Air Force Col.Michael O’Sullivan, Courtney Sullivan, Haridimos Thravalos,and Mikael Clayton. Photo by Dave Moser.a position on Martins’ Gitmoprosecution team.In March 2013, MichaelZanchelli (MAIR ’10) becamea Peacebuilding EvaluationConsortium Junior Fellow atthe US Institute of Peace andAlliance for Peacebuilding.Previously, Zanchelli wasa Program Officer at theInternational Center forJournalists.In January 2013, Rob Fallon(MPA ’07) became ActingDirector of Senate Affairs at theUS Department of State (DOS).Previously, Fallon was Directorof Nominations and ForeignAffairs Officer at DOS.In November 2012, formerINSCT Research AssistantPatrick Vanderpool (LAW’11) was named counselto the Naval Air SystemsCommand.In September 2012, JaiyiZhou (LAW ’14) placedsecond, winning $10,000,for an essay—“LocalSolutions and Community-Oriented Policing”—shesubmitted to the RichardA. Clarke National Securityand Counter-TerrorismScholarship Competition.In August 2012, JeffKeesom—former INSCTResearch Assistant and Presidentof the Student Associationon Terrorism and SecurityAnalysis—joined Deloitte as aconsultant on cyber strategy andoperations, federal practice, andnational security.Since April 2012, Kari KayKietzer (EMIR ’11) has workedas Counter-Corruption StrategicLiaison for the InternationalSecurity Assistance Force’sCombined Joint InteragencyTask Force, CJIATF-Afghanistan/CJIATF-Shafafiyat.In 2012, Andrew Bakaj(LAW ’06) received threeawards in his position of SeniorInvestigator, WhistleblowerReprisal Investigations at theUS Department of Defense:Office of Inspector GeneralCareer Achievement Award;Investigator of the Year,Whistleblower ReprisalInvestigations; and Investigationof the Year, Chemical WeaponsInvestigation. In December2011, Bakaj’s Civilian ReprisalInvestigations team wasnominated for the Samuel J.Heyman Service to Americamedal.

Murrett Joins INSCTas Deputy DirectorIn June 2011, former directorof the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)Vice Adm. Robert B. Murrett(Ret.) joined INSCT asdeputy director. At the sametime, he joined the facultyof SU’s Maxwell Schoolas professor of practice inpublic administration andinternational affairs. Beforeserving as director of the NGA,Murrett served as Director ofNaval Intelligence.Since September 2011,Katharyn Lindemann (MPA/MAIR ’12) has worked as anadvisor in the Office of GlobalWomen’s Issues, US Departmentof State, working on thepromotion of gender equalityand advancement of the status ofwomen and girls worldwide.Miklos Bodnar (MAIR ’10)has worked with the US DefenseAdvanced Research ProjectsAgency (DARPA) and DARPA“partner ManTech, a nationalsecurity and counterterrorismtechnology solutions contractor,since March 2011.Cynthia Baxter (MAIR’09) currently is owner ofWestern Perspectives, a publicinformation company focusingon the culture, politics, andhistory of the Middle East.Michael D. Vozzo (LAW’04) serves as Associate DeputyGeneral Counsel with the Officeof the General Counsel for theUS Department of Defense.His work involves managinglitigation efforts in response tothe habeas corpus petitions filedby the detainees at US NavalBase, Guantanamo Bay.In November 2010,Hekmatullah Foushanji (MPA’08, MAIR ’09) was namedDirector of Foreign Affairs forthe National Security Council,Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.Previous to this post, Foushanjiwas Advisor to the Speaker ofthe House of People (WolesiJirga) in the Afghan Parliament(2009-2010).In September 2010, BridgerRoy (MPA ’10) joinedRigStat, a data capture andinstrumentation systemsengineering firm.In July 2010, AzeemaCheema (MPA ’04) was nameda consultant at The BrookingsInstitution in Washington, DC.In April 2010, Rebekah Bina(LAW ’04) became an attorneyat the Federal CommunicationsCommission.INSCT has vastly increased my knowledgeand background in the fields of nationalsecurity and counterterrorism. Being ableto take classes and have conversationswith professionals in the field and learndirectly from their experience has beenextremely helpful in building the skillset I will need to join this sphere ofprofessionals and policymakers.”—Amber Demery (MAIR ’13)In February 2010, MaryPatricia Rasmussen (MPA ’09)became a Program Analyst at theUS Department of Justice.In February 2009, Marie-Claude Francoeur (MPA ’09)was appointed by the Premierof Quebec, Canada as AssistantDeputy Minister for Policiesand Treaties in the Ministry ofInternational Relations. In 2012,she was named Delegate to NewEngland at Quebec’s Departmentof International Relations.Since September 2008, EricOddo (MPA ’08) has been SeniorPolicy Analyst at the Universityof Maryland Center for Healthand Homeland Security, anonprofit consulting firm whichworks side-by-side with thenation’s top federal, state, andlocal emergency responders.INSCT alumnus BrendanGilbert (LAW ’04) served as trialcounsel for Combined/Joint TaskForce (CJTF)-82, Afghanistan.In 2008, former INSCTResearch Assistant JeremySnellen (LAW ’08) was nameda staff member of The Office ofWar Crimes Issues at the USDepartment of State.From 2011 to 2012, RichardLim (MPA ’10) worked atAbraxas Corporation supportingthe US Department of HomelandSecurity’s Office of InfrastructureProtection. Currently, he is aprogram analyst and consultantfor the federal government.INSCT alumna Sarah Leonard(LAW/MAIR ’07) has beena manager and consultant atDeloitte in Washington, DCsince 2007.“The courses I took through INSCT gaveme the institutional knowledge I neededto understand national and internationalsecurity and counterterrorism law andpolicy issues.”—Molly Scullin (LAW ’10),Military CommissionsProsecution Unit, FederalBureau of InvestigationThese are just a few of theaccomplishments of INSCT’sgrowing family. If you havenews to share about yourcareer, send an e-mail toinsct@syr.edu.Meigs BecomesINSCT Senior AdvisorAfter serving as SU MaxwellSchool Louis A. Bantle Chairin Business and Government,Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs(Ret.) was named INSCTDistinguished Senior Advisorin Security Policy in 2009.During an exceptional 35-yearcareer in the US Army, Meigsserved as Commander of USArmy Europe, Commander ofthe NATO Stabilization Forcein Bosnia and Herzegovina,and the first director of theUS Department of Defense’sJoint Improvised ExplosiveDevice Defeat Organization.He’s pictured above instructingstudents during the 2013“Staff Ride” to the Gettysburg,PA battlefield, as part ofProfessor Robert Murrett’sDefense Strategies class inApril 2013.27

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