The Future of Guantanamo Bay

Conference Call — October 22, 2014 — 57 min

The Future of Guantanamo Bay

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Matthew C. Waxman, CFR's adjunct senior fellow for law and foreign policy, discusses the costs and benefits of keeping Guantanamo Bay open and policy options available to the Obama administration, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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Matthew C. Waxman

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations; Professor, Columbia Law School

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Irina A. Faskianos

Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

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