Ten Years after 9/11: Evaluating a Decade of Conflicts on the Rules of War

Almost ten years after the devastating attacks of 9/11, the United States engaged in two wars that sent tens of thousands of American troops to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq. A new survey conducted recently by the American Red Cross about the attitudes of the first post-9/11 generation of American youth reveal for the first time their opinions about the rules of war and what is or is not acceptable behavior in wartime.

On June 3, 2011, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the American Red Cross hosted a timely discussion on the relevance and importance of international humanitarian law at a time when civil conflicts are also erupting in North Africa and the Middle East.

Speakers

Rosa Brooks, panelist
Special Coordinator for the Office of Rule of Law and International Humanitarian Policy
Department of Defense
Richard Jackson, panelist
Special Assistant for Law of War Matters at the U. S. Army
Office of the Judge Advocate General
(invited, but unable to attend)
William K. Lietzau, panelist
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Policy
Department of Defense
David Meltzer, panelist
Senior Vice President
American Red Cross
Matthew Waxman, panelist
Associate Professor of Law
Columbia University
Colette Rausch, moderator
Director, Rule of Law Center of Innovation
United States Institute of Peace
Tara Sonenshine, introductory remarks
Executive Vice President
United States Institute of Peace