IRLS Dispatch Student Articles
IRLS Discussion on Causes of and Solutions to Electoral Violence in the U.S. and around the World
Jacob Kostrzewski. Jacob is the International Rule of Law and Security and Washington, D.C. programs coordinator at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Following a contentious election and post-election period in the United States, many Americans find themselves asking how their country arrived at a point where its “symbol of democracy,” the U.S. Capitol, was breached and ransacked, and the lives of legislators hiding within were threatened by a violent mob. The International Rule
Ambassador Williamson Congratulates IRLS Adjunct Appointed to Department of Justice
International Rule of Law and Security Senior Director and Distinguished Professor of Practice Ambassador Clint Williamson offered his congratulations to ASU Law adjunct professor David Newman, who was appointed to serve as Associate Deputy Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice: I would like to offer my congratulations to David Newman, who has taught Counterterrorism Under Law in our Washington International Rule of Law and Security (IRLS) Program for the last two years, on
Diversionary War in the South Caucasus
Jeremy Lennon. Jeremy is the International Rule of Law, Governance, and Security program intern at the McCain Institute for International Leadership for the Fall 2020 semester. Jeremy recently graduated with a degree in comparative politics and government and is interested in security, governance, and development in the former Soviet Union. The recent flare-up of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh (or the “Republic of Artsakh,” depending on your ethno-nationalist affiliations) is unsurprising, but
Russian Illicit Finance Blog Series: Russia’s Capital Flight Problem
Jeremy Lennon. Jeremy is the International Rule of Law, Governance, and Security program intern for the Fall 2020 semester. Jeremy recently graduated with a degree in comparative politics and government and is interested in security, governance, and development in the former Soviet Union. This is the second blog in a series on Illicit Russian Money. Read the introductory post here. Russia’s extreme capital outflows are a result of poor rule of law, and the resulting
Former U.S. ambassador leads simulated embassy country team in Foreign Policy Design class
Jacob Kostrzewski, IRLS Program Coordinator, sat down with former U.S. Ambassador and current adjunct professor at the College of Law, Roderick Moore, to discuss his distinguished career in the U.S. Foreign Service, the simulated embassy team he leads in this semester’s Foreign Policy Design course, and advice he has for law students looking to work for the U.S. government upon graduation. IRLS Dispatch: What were the most interesting, and the most challenging, posts you held
ASU Law alumna uses LLM in IRLS to expand practice areas to human rights, rule of law
Katie Surma, LLM ’18 Jacob Kostrzewski, IRLS Program Coordinator, sat down with Katie Surma, LLM ’18, to discuss her experiences in the IRLS program during the Spring 2018 semester, and what she has been doing since graduating. Dispatch: You participated in the IRLS program in the Spring of 2018 – why did you choose to pursue the IRLS program, and what were some of the highlights of your time in the program and in