Sarah Harrison

Sarah Harrison (Bluesky) has more than a decade of experience advising and writing on international and domestic law, with a focus on human rights, the law of war, and use of force. Sarah spent more than four years as a Senior Analyst at Crisis Group, where she researched, analyzed and wrote about deadly conflict through the lens of U.S. foreign policy and national security. Prior to her time at Crisis Group, Sarah served for more than four years as Associate General Counsel at the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Office of General Counsel (OGC), International Affairs, where she advised on domestic and international legal issues related to U.S. national security and the activities of the U.S. armed forces. Sarah was the lead OGC attorney for the planning and conduct of DoD activities on the continent of Africa and was counsel to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs. Sarah was also the lead OGC attorney for DoD humanitarian assistance, foreign disaster relief, the Leahy law, stabilization, peacekeeping, and Women, Peace and Security issues. From 2015 to 2017, Sarah served as Counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security.