Economic Law & Policy as a Tool of National Security

On November 15, 2019, the Federalist Society's International & National Security Law Practice Group hosted a panel for the 2019 National Lawyers Convention at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The panel discussed "Economic Law & Policy as a tool of National Security".
Since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. has shifted from large-scale military interventions to the use of economic levers such as tariffs, sanctions, export/import controls, and renegotiating trade agreements to address national security challenges including great power rivals, rogue nations engaging in nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and immigration. Our panel of experts will discuss the efficacy and sustainability of this approach and whether an economic-oriented national security policy is likely to advance U.S. interests abroad.
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.
Featuring:
Hon. Kristen Silverberg, Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union
Prof. John Yoo, Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law; Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution; Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Hon. Juan C. Zarate, Chairman and Co-Founder, Financial Integrity Network
Moderator: Hon. Gregory G. Katsas, United States Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
Introduction: Mr. Matthew R. A. Heiman, Senior Fellow and Associate Director for Global Security, National Security Institute