Reiss Center on Law and Security

The Reiss Center 2018-19 Year in Review

As the fall semester approaches, check out a recap of the Reiss Center’s exciting 2018-19 year.

Meet the 2019-2020 RCLS Student Scholars

Congratulations to NYU Law students Julia Brooks, William Dawley, and Peter Machtiger, who have been selected as the new cohort of RCLS Student Scholars for the upcoming academic year.

Watch Jason Rezaian discuss his book, Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison

Jason Rezaian, former WaPo Tehran Bureau Chief, joined RCLS Fellow Lisa Monaco to discuss his imprisonment in Iran and the efforts to secure his release.

A Road Less Traveled: A Series on National Security Careers After Law School

Check out this year's discussions in our national security career series, co-hosted with NSLS. Speakers included: former gov’t officials (NSC, State Dept., Capitol Hill), advocates, and practitioners.

In the News

RCLS fellow and former Legal Adviser to the National Security Council Chris Fonzone reviews John Gans’ new book on the NSC’s role in the policymaking process, examining Gans’ argument that the NSC’s centralization of power has led to greater overreach, diminished effectiveness and reduced accountability.

RCLS fellow Yascha Monk writes in Foreign Affairs that populist autocrats’ ability to retain their grip on power may be less secure than recent conventional wisdom would suggest

Nick Rasmussen, RCLS fellow and former National Counterterrorism Center director, spoke on “Pod Save the World” about the best policies to combat the rise of domestic terrorism