Reiss Center on Law and Security

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.

View Now - National Security and the Rise of Populism

Author and RCLS Fellow Yascha Mounk spoke with UK Ambassador to the UN Karen Pierce in the first event in our National Security and the Rise of Populism series.

Video Now Available - Probing Mueller: The Russia Investigations and the Road Ahead

Preet Bharara, Ryan Goodman, and Natasha Bertrand helped distill the issues following the conclusion of the Mueller report—where things stand, and what could be next.

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 Yascha Mounk writes in The Atlantic that a recent scandal in Austria that brought down a far-right populist leader for soliciting illegal donations from a Russian billionaire may not signal a turning point in the populist wave across Europe; instead, it may “yet turn out to reveal populism’s astounding resilience.”

RCLS fellow Bob Bauer in Just Security analyzes the White House’s claim of absolute immunity from congressional testimony for President Trump’s aides, the likelihood that such claims will stand up in court, and the potential impacts on the institution of the presidency

RCLS triple threat: Reiss Center senior fellows Tess Bridgeman, Rebecca Ingber and Steve Pomper write in Just Security on Iran, AG Barr’s expansive views of presidential power, and steps Congress can take to defuse the threat of war