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The Week That Will Be

Ritika Singh
Monday, May 5, 2014, 12:00 AM

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Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)

  • Mon, May 5 at 9:30 am: Oral arguments in Ralls Corporation v. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States at the D.C. Circuit. Make sure to check out Lauren's excellent primer beforehand.
  • Mon, May 5 at 1:30 pm: The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts "The Ukraine Crisis and U.S. Security Strategy." The panel will feature scholars from CSIS and the Center for American Progress. 
  • Mon, May 5 at 2:00 pm: The Brookings Institution hosts the launch of Michael O'Hanlon and Jim Steinberg's new book, Strategic Reassurance and Resolve: U.S. China Relations in the Twenty-First CenturyMichael Green, Vice President of CSIS, will moderate the talk.
  • Tues, May 6 at 12:00 pm: The Elliott School of International Affairs holds a discussion with Chris Mahony, Research Fellow at the Centre for International Law Research and Policy, on the release of his paper The Special Court for Sierra Leone: Political Justice?
  • Fri, May 9 at 9:30 am: The Atlantic Council hosts a discussion on "The Future of FATA: Practical Solutions." Speakers include Faiysal Ali Khan of the New America Foundation, Ahmed Humayun of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, and Shuja Nawaz, Director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center.

Employment Announcements (More details on the Job Board)

  • The American Society of International Law (ASIL) is looking for an Executive Director. The application deadline is June 15, 2014.
  • The Department of Justice’s National Security Division is looking for a Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General (PDAAG). The application deadline is this Wednesday, May 7, 2014.
  • The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is hiring for a two-year Stanton fellowship. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis.

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Ritika Singh was a project coordinator at the Brookings Institution where she focused on national security law and policy. She graduated with majors in International Affairs and Government from Skidmore College in 2011, and wrote her thesis on Russia’s energy agenda in Europe and its strategic implications for America.

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