Karen J. Greenberg

Karen J. Greenberg
Greenberg in 2010
Born
Karen Joy Greenberg
Alma materCornell University (B.A., History) Yale University (Ph.D., History)
OccupationsHistorian and author
Writing career
Notable workRogue Justice: The Making of the Security State

Karen Joy Greenberg is an American historian, professor, and author. She served as Director of the Center on National Security at Fordham University School of Law.[1]

Early life and education

Greenberg earned a B.A. in history from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in history from Yale University.

Career

Greenberg founded the Center on National Security at Fordham University School of Law in September 2011.[2][1] Under Greenberg's direction, in June 2015, the Center released By the Numbers: ISIS Cases in the United States, a report that analyzed the 59 U.S. ISIS-related cases at the time. In the following year, July 2016, an updated report, Case by Case: ISIS Prosecutions in the United States, was released, showcasing over 100 cases and giving more in-depth analysis.[3]

From 2003 to 2011, Greenberg served as the founding Executive Director of the Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law. She also served as a visiting or adjunct faculty member at New York University from 1994 to 2009. She previously taught at Bard College and served as Vice President for Programs at the Soros Foundation.

Greenberg has written extensively on the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, terrorism, civil liberties, and U.S. national security.[4] She is widely cited as a leading expert on national security and terrorism in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Mother Jones, The Daily Show, and many other media outlets.[5][6][7][8][9] In addition, Greenberg has observed numerous terrorism trials and hearings, including the Sulaiman Abu Ghaith trial in 2014.[10]

She is a permanent member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Published Works

References

  1. 1 2 "The meaning of 'assassination' takes on significance in debate over legality of Soleimani killing". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. ↑ "Center on National Security, Fordham Law School". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29.
  3. ↑ Yourish, Karen; Lee, Jasmine C. (2016-07-06). "What the Americans Drawn to ISIS Had in Common". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  4. ↑ "Series on Ahmed Ghailani Trial - Mother Jones".
  5. ↑ Hedges, Chris (2004-11-23). "Between Novels her Motto is Safety First". New York Times.
  6. ↑ Karen J. Greenberg (2009-03-05). "Obama's Guantanamo?". Middle East Online.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ Greenberg, Karen J. (2008-02-23). "The Age of Barbarism Lite". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12.
  8. ↑ "Karen Greenberg - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart".
  9. ↑ "Karen J. Greenberg on TomDispatch.com".
  10. ↑ Haberman, Clyde (2013-05-19). "Vexed by Terrorism, Trials and Guantánamo, and Bearing Witness". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  11. ↑ "The Torture Debate in America". Cambridge University Press & Assessment (in us). Retrieved 2026-07-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  12. ↑ Greenberg, Karen J., ed. (2019). Reimagining the National Security State: Liberalism on the Brink. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-48438-1.
  13. ↑ "Subtle Tools | Princeton University Press". press.princeton.edu. 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2026-07-31.
  14. ↑ "Our Nation at Risk: Election Integrity as a National Security Issue | Department of History". history.princeton.edu. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2026-07-31.
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