This document summarizes five major concerns addressed in the book "Five Essays on U.S. National Security Law" by Claude Laferrière. The book tackles issues related to the relationship between the President and Congress, nuclear non-proliferation, intelligence oversight after 9/11, protectionism in international trade, and preventing money laundering. These complex national security issues presented challenges for the new President Barack Obama.

1. Five Essays on U.S. National Security Law tackles five major
concerns of the United States geopolitical agenda namely, the
uncertain relations of the President with Congress, the
nuclear non-proliferation undertaking, the oversight of intel-
ligence in the post 9/11 landscape, the threat of protectionism
against international trade and a particular case of risk assess-
ment to prevent money laundering. These concerns represent
a daunting challenge for the new President and Commander
in Chief Barack Obama.
Claude Laferrière is a Canadian lawyer
originating from Montréal, province
of Québec. In 2007, he received a Master
in International Legal Studies with a
Certificate in National Security Law from
the Georgetown University Law Center
in Washington, D.C. After a bachelor’s
and a master’s degree in philosophy,
he pursued his legal education at
the Université de Montréal where he
obtained a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in law. At the
time, his research is concentrated mostly on insiders trading
and fraud. He has been a Québec Bar intern for the late
Québec Securities Commission after being in the military.
Claude Laferrière is an experienced lawyer in the fields of
construction, publishing and business law.
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