In March, Georgetown Law hosted the 2018 National Security Crisis Law Invitational, an intense, complex, full-scale simulation in which 12 crisis storylines unfolded over the course of a week.pic.twitter.com/LA9wyT0tLa
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Prof. Mary DeRosa (former NSC legal advisor) played POTUS.
@GeorgetownU President Jack DeGioia played Vice President. From the Embassies, Alex Odell played UK PM & Chris Gowan AUS PM; from DOJ CAN Martin Michaudville CAN PM.pic.twitter.com/55W0nXREmF
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Distinguished Visitor from Practice Tia Johnson mentored students & assessed them. Professor Mitt Regan analyzed players’ performances with respect to professional responsibility, leadership, cognitive biases, & ethics. Faculty advisors gave further feedback to their teams.pic.twitter.com/SPVnUz7lLe
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Rosemary Hart (from DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel); Nancy Fortenberry L’10 (from the CIA’s Office of Legal Counsel); @DavidKris11 (former AAG DOJ National Security Division); and Bill Kroener (Sullivan & Cromwell/former GC FDIC) judged the sim.pic.twitter.com/tie5gav2I9
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Each student was provided with sim-classified & unclassified emails, through which they received information. Run by Tom McSorley L’10 & Chris Morgan-Reiss L’11, the Video News Network (VNN) broadcast real time, delivering news injects & responding to student decisions.pic.twitter.com/6vorjZZueK
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“We design the scenarios to push on the interstices of the law and process, to test decision making, and to highlight how cognitive bias, group dynamics, and professional judgement come into play,” -- Professor
@Laura_K_Donohuepic.twitter.com/QnoEELsDTG
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2018 was the tenth year that Professor
@Laura_K_Donohue has run the sim, which is now the premier exercise in the field of national security law. Core control team members have donated over $500,000 in pro bono hours each to make it a success.pic.twitter.com/sWN5jSOBq2
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“In many ways, I felt like I learned more in the 48 hours of the Sim than I’ve learned in any other single academic experience,” said
@AshCNicolas (L’19). She played the role of U.S DOJ AAG of the National Security Division during the sim.pic.twitter.com/LQ53BKuVnt
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Adjunct Professor
@CarrieCordero assessed players and interviewed former U.S Director of Intelligence General James Clapper for VNN. Reflecting on the sim, Clapper remarked, “I was blown away by the magnitude and sophistication.”pic.twitter.com/zVdR4AowC1
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Nadia Asancheyev L’06 , Executive Director of
@georgetowncnsl, handled the logistics, welcoming:@UKinUSA@ANU_Law@gwlaw@FordhamLawNYC@LangstonU@OSU_Law@NYULaw@PennLaw @StandfordLaw@UVAlaw@SUCollegeofLAw@thompsonriversU@ucalgarylaw@uottawa@WindsorLaw@WLULawpic.twitter.com/Mtm9YnJcoM
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At the end of the sim, a VNN update interrupted an NSC meeting to announce the state of the planet. The world is “saved.” The students breathe an audible sigh of relief.pic.twitter.com/TtwDYDWwnn
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The closing reception was a scene of celebration (and relief!) as the students unwound from one of the most immersive experiences in their academic careers.pic.twitter.com/c0PhlVoxZA
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“The Georgetown Law Sim is the cream of the crop. It is fantastic. You were hitting it out of the park!,” Judge Rosemary Hart of the DOJ Office of Legal Counsel said at the closing reception.pic.twitter.com/LAAmlDQEoF
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Since 2009, more than 350 students have participated in the Georgetown Law National Security Simulations. For many of them, the Sim will launch their careers in national security Law.pic.twitter.com/snvKkgA1GS
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To learn more about National Security at Georgetown Law, head to our new website:https://bit.ly/2LcIgxc
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