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 Faculty Director Ryan Goodman writes in the New York Times that the Trump Administration’s attempt to block Congress from viewing the non-redacted Mueller report threatens its ability to effectively craft legislation designed to protect the U.S. from foreign influence

RCLS fellow and Marine Corps Reserve Judge Advocate Lindsay Rodman in Joint Force Quarterly praises lawmakers’ decision to maintain, rather than reduce, the central role of the commander in the military justice system in their latest package of reforms, writing that this will promote accountability and ensure the best outcomes for all stakeholders

RCLS Faculty Director Ryan Goodman speaks to Rachel Maddow on MSNBC about the counterintelligence investigation into President Trump and how members of Congress should frame the issue if given the opportunity to ask Robert Mueller about it during his potential, but still unscheduled, testimony