Reiss Center on Law and Security

Past Event - 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.

Applications Now Open: RCLS 2019-2020 Student Scholars Program

The application period for the 2019-2020 Reiss Center Student Scholars Program is now open. Please read more about the program and find out details on applying.

Jason Rezaian to speak on his new book, Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison

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

Past Event - 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.

In the News

Speaking on CNN, RCLS Distinguished Senior Fellow Lisa Monaco says the Mueller report adds to what we know about election and cyber vulnerabilities and that more needs to be done, including sustained funding for states’ cybersecurity efforts

RCLS Faculty Director Ryan Goodman and Just Security Editor Josh Geltzer write in the New York Times about glimpses in the Mueller report of the FBI counterintelligence investigation and the national security concerns it portends

RCLS fellow Stephen Pomper reflects in an Atlantic piece on the United States’ role in the Yemen war, Saudi and Iranian objectives in the conflict, and viable paths for fostering stability (with Rob Malley)