In the media

As Polish elections approach, RCLS fellow Yascha Mounk writes in The Atlantic about the erosion of the country’s democratic institutions under the rule of its populist government

Five RCLS affiliates signed an open letter by national security officials supporting the protection of the whistleblower from retaliation and explaining how whistleblowers make the country safer

RCLS faculty director Ryan Goodman offers a comprehensive annotation of the Ukrainegate whistleblower’s complaint, finding its claims are overwhelmingly confirmed by external sources

RCLS fellow Nicholas Rasmussen spoke on MSNBC about how the nature of the Ukraine scandal and impeachment inquiry will undermine the effectiveness of the President and Secretary of State in addressing foreign policy and national security challenges

RCLS Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar Tess Bridgeman appeared on MSNBC to discuss the restriction of access to some of President Trump’s conversations with foreign leaders through their unusual placement on a highly classified system

RCLS fellow Lindsay Rodman writes in War on the Rocks that the United States should move beyond mere description of the changing security conditions in the Arctic and put forth a forward-looking strategy for protecting American interests

RCLS Distinguished Senior Fellow Bob Bauer wrote about senior government lawyers Comey, Mueller and McGahn and their different approaches to strict adherence to established rules and norms

RCLS Distinguished Senior Fellow Lisa Monaco joined Preet Bharara’s podcast to discuss national security news, including the extraction of a CIA informant from Russia, John Bolton’s exit and cancelled US-Taliban negotiations

RCLS Distinguished Senior Fellow Lisa Monaco joined the Carnegie Endowment’s Encryption Working Group report on advancing the policy conversation about law enforcement’s access to encrypted communications, particularly data stored on mobile phones

RCLS fellow Lindsay Rodman, of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, writes in Just Security that the diversion of military construction funds to build a border wall will hurt service members’ quality of life

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