The Week That Will Be

Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)

Monday, October 17 at 2pm: At the American Enterprise Institute, Roger F. Noriega will discuss Elusive Peace in Colombia with Juan Carlos Pinzon, Ambassador of Colombia to the United States. More details are available here.

Tuesday, Octber 18 at 9am: Peter Bergen will discuss The Future of Global Jihadism at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. A Q&A will follow, including participants from the National Defense University in Pakistan by videoconference. More details are available here.

Wednesday, October 19 at 8:30am: The McCain Institute for International Leadership, Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, and New America will host a day-long conference on The Next President's Fight Against Terror. Register for the event here.

Wednesday, October 19 at 2pm: Michael O'Hanlon and General Sir Richard Shirreff, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, will ask, Is Armed Conflict with Russia a Real Possibility? in an event hosted by the Brookings Institution. RSVP here.

Thursday, October 20 at 4:30pm: At Johns Hopkins SAIS, Adam Szubin, Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence for the Treasury Department, will speak on Combating Terrorist Financing: Advances and Challenges Fifteen Years After 9/11. Eliot Cohen will moderate the conversation. Register or catch the webcast here.

Friday, October 21 at 10am: The Woodrow Wilson Center will host a discussion of Robert Litwak's new book Deterring Nuclear Terrorism. Jane Harman and David Sanger will have a conversation with the author. RSVP here.

Employment Announcements (More details on the Job Board)

Senior Managing Editor/Editor-in-Chief, International Law Studies, Stockton Center for the Study of International Law, U.S. Naval War College

International Law Studies ( ILS ) is a professionally edited peer-reviewed journal published by the U.S. Naval War College Stockton Center for the Study of International Law (Stockton Center). The oldest international law publication in the United States, ILS is an invitation-only journal. Articles published in ILS are authored by top experts in the field of international law and address cutting edge legal issues.
The Editor-in-Chief of ILS is responsible for the management of the journal in support of the Stockton Center. Working with the General Editors, this person will set the vision for ILS and will identify the key legal issues relevant to the U.S. Navy and other services in order for the Stockton Center to participate in and influence debate in the international law sphere. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for all ILS articles. This includes the recommendation to the General Editors to accept articles, deciding upon reviewers, managing the editorial process, ensuring the timely publication of articles and editing articles him or herself.

The Senior Managing Editor is responsible for assisting the Editor-in-Chief in all of the below areas identified by the Editor-in-Chief.

Responsibilities include:

• Management of the peer review process (reviewing articles, identifying peer reviewers, etc.)
• Management of the editorial board and the editorial process (ensuring articles are properly prioritized, assigning ILS staff articles, establishing timelines for the completion articles, carrying out quality control once articles are edited, etc.)
• Communication with authors
• Planning the ILS publication schedule for the upcoming year
• Substantive content editing, copy editing, proofing, footnote editing and formatting
• ILS promotion (email alerts, correspondence with libraries and databases, etc.)
• ILS website management and management of ILS archive project
• Research into international law issues
• Management of Stockton e-portal

Skills required:

• JD or LLM in public international law and/or the equivalent experience in the field of international law
• Subject matter expertise in international law required (specific expertise in use of force, law of armed conflict, law of the sea and/or maritime security preferred)
• Academic editing experience required, particularly the editing of an academic journal or similar style publication
• Familiarity with the Harvard Blue Book and the Chicago Manual of Style preferred
• Research and writing experience preferred
• Time management and attention to detail
• Ability to lead small teams and manage limited assets effectively
• Experience with or openness to working with active duty military personnel

Job Type: Full-time

Required education:

• Master's

Point of Contact: Dr. Tina Wann (hro@netsimco.com)

Applicants must be able to work in the United States.

2017 Clara Barton International Humanitarian Law Competition

The Clara Barton Competition Committee, Georgetown University Law Center, and the Canadian and American Red Cross are excited to announce the 4th Annual Clara Barton International Humanitarian Law Competition, to be held March 10-12, 2017 in Washington D.C, at the Georgetown University Law Center.

Named after the founder of the American Red Cross, this simulation-based experiential legal competition will expose rising professionals to the practice of IHL and to real world challenges facing IHL practitioners during armed conflict.

Throughout the Competition, participants will engage in practical role playing exercises, during which they will be asked to assume various professional roles and accomplish a wide range of tasks reflective of those performed by practitioners in the field. Unlike traditional moot court competitions, participants will explore the application of the law through fictional, but realistic case studies of armed conflict which continue to evolve throughout the Competition, offering participants a dynamic and creative atmosphere in which to explore complex legal issues. The Competition will test participants’ knowledge of international humanitarian law and public international law, as well as their ability to present, advocate for, and defend legal positions to a diverse range of stakeholders in different simulated environments.

The Clara Barton Competition is open to law students pursuing Juris Doctor (J.D.), Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees at law schools within the United States and Canada, as well as students attending Canadian and United States military academies and institutions.

Applications will be accepted through 10pm EST on November 14th, 2016. Teams are encouraged to submit their packet as soon as possible. The Committee will announce the selected teams by Monday, December 5th, 2016.

Interested teams can access more information and the application packet on the Canadian Red Cross website by clicking here or by going to the Canadian Red Cross Website at: http://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/international-humanitarian-law/conferences--trainings-and-events/clara-barton-international-humanitarian-law-competition.aspx

Questions may be directed to the CBC Committee at clarabarton2017@gmail.com.