National Security Forum Archives
Balancing safety and liberty is a constant challenge in the United States and elsewhere. Meanwhile, the dialogue about that issue is in constant transition. These archived summaries of past National Security Forum events and seminars reflect this dialogue among legal professionals and students, members of the law enforcement and intelligence communities, the media, and the public at large.
April 17, 2008
A panel of experts explored these issues at a Public Insight Forum April 17 on Energy Security and National Security: Making the Connection hosted by the National Security Forum and Regulatory Law Lecture at William Mitchell, in conjunction with Minnesota Public Radio.
April 8, 2008
As U.S. Senator, Mondale served in 1975 on the Church Committee, which investigated abuses by U.S. intelligence agencies. He was also chairman of the Senate’s Intelligence Committee´s Domestic Task Force.
March 26, 2008
Britt Snider was an investigator on the U.S. Senate committee that looked into intelligence agency abuses by the Nixon Administration. The Church Committee found telecommunications companies provided their overseas traffic to the NSA.
Feb. 4, 2008
Special guest speaker FBI Special Agent Stefan A. Pluta was in charge of the investigation into Robert Hanssen, a double agent for the Russians from 1985-2001. Hanssen was arrested in 2001, and in 2002 was sentenced to life in prison.
Sept. 29, 2007
Six years after 9-11, national security issues permeate society. Five national security experts discuss executive branch powers, civil liberties, the new Directorate of National Intelligence, and amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
April 17, 2007
Are Islam and Judeo-Christianity doomed to conflict or is there room for conversation? A National Security Forum and The UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio discussion, broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
March 28, 2007
What’s the secret to good spy movies? How do they differ from other films? Why do spies fascinate Hollywood – and vice versa? Has the CIA gone Hollywood?
Oct. 25, 2006
The collision between the First Amendment and executive powers.
Should those who expose secrets be protected or prosecuted?
Sept. 12, 2006
Trial lawyers, investigators, and reporters who worked on the Zacarias Moussaoui case discuss the complexities of trying terrorists in federal court.
May 15, 2006
Frederick Hitz, former CIA inspector general, Christopher O'Leary, FBI Minneapolis agent-in-charge, and Judge Michael Davis, U.S. District Court, give their perspectives on what counter-terrorism tactics are acceptable in a democracy.
April 7, 2006
Michael Hurley, former senior counsel on the 9/11 Commission and now with the Counterterrorism Office, U.S. State Department, discusses the 9/11 Commission’s final report and what we can learn from it.
March 29, 2006
Robert Delahunty, former staffer at the Office of Legal Counsel in the Justice Department and a professor at St. Thomas School of Law, examines measures a president can take to protect national security.
February 16, 2006
Federal District Judges Gerald Rosen, Detroit, and John Tunheim, Minneapolis, and James Rosen, national security correspondent for the Star Tribune, speak on whether we can trust the courts with classified information.
February 1, 2006
Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War tells of the operation in Mogadishu that left 18 American soldiers dead and many more wounded and how it affected American foreign policy in Somalia.
October 28, 2005
William McNair, retired CIA officer, and Professors Neal Katyal, Georgetown University Law Center, and John Norton Moore, University of Virginia School of Law, explore the legality of “War on Terror” interrogation tactics.