معرفی
Tess Bridgeman is a prominent national security legal expert serving as Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar at NYU Law School's Reiss Center on Law and Security and Co-Editor-in-Chief of Just Security. She brings extensive government experience from her service as Special Assistant to President Obama, Associate Counsel to the President, and Deputy Legal Adviser to the National Security Council, where she advised on the full spectrum of national security and foreign policy issues.
Her educational credentials include a D.Phil. in International Relations from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar; a J.D. from NYU Law School, magna cum laude and Order of the Coif (as a Root-Tilden-Kern Scholar, Institute for International Law and Justice Scholar, and Truman Scholar); and a B.A. with University Distinction from Stanford University.
Bridgeman's research focuses on the critical intersection of law and national security, with particular expertise in war powers, international humanitarian law, counterterrorism policy, and the legal frameworks governing military operations. She has taught cyber law and policy at Stanford University and regularly lectures on national security law at Berkeley Law. Her scholarly work demonstrates deep engagement with contemporary conflicts, analyzing legal dimensions of the Israel-Hamas war, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and U.S. military operations in Syria.
Her recent publications reveal a consistent focus on accountability mechanisms in armed conflict, including international criminal court proceedings, war crimes investigations, and civilian protection frameworks. She has been particularly active in examining how traditional legal frameworks apply to modern asymmetric warfare and emerging security challenges.
Bridgeman has received numerous prestigious academic honors:
- Rhodes Scholar
- Truman Scholar
- Root-Tilden-Kern Scholar
- Institute for International Law and Justice Scholar
- Order of the Coif from NYU Law School
She actively shapes policy through congressional testimony, academic panels, and media commentary. Bridgeman serves on the Board of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and previously chaired the Strategic Initiatives Committee of the American Society of International Law. Her work uniquely bridges rigorous academic scholarship with practical policy application in the critical field of national security law.
