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RCLS fellow Tess Bridgeman writes in Just Security that Iran’s relatively cautious suspension of compliance with particular aspects of the JCPOA, while concerning, may signal a degree of restraint within the Iranian government that could leave the door open to de-escalation

May 12th, 2019|

RCLS board member David S. Cohen writes with Zoe A.Y. Weinberg in Foreign Affairs that U.S. sanctions in pursuit of regime change in countries like Venezuela will prove ineffective and unrealistic, and may cause damage to both the U.S economy and American foreign policy objectives in the long term

April 29th, 2019|

RCLS Distinguished Senior Fellow Bob Bauer writes in the Washington Post that President Trump’s assertion of authority to block congressional subpoenas from his top aides contradicts legal precedent and creates an unprecedented challenge to the House’s oversight role

April 29th, 2019|

RCLS Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar Tess Bridgeman in Just Security considers ways Congress can assert its authority over matters of war and peace in the wake of President Trump’s veto of S.J. Res. 7, a joint resolution that sought to curtail U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s War in Yemen using the terms of the War Powers Resolution

April 29th, 2019|

RCLS Fellows Nicholas Rasmussen and Lisa Monaco quoted in the New York Times on how potential ties between the attacks in Sri Lanka and the Islamic State demonstrate the continued reach of the group and its ideology

April 22nd, 2019|

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

April 19th, 2019|

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)

April 19th, 2019|

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

April 19th, 2019|

RCLS Distinguished Senior Fellow Lisa Monaco spoke at the Hewlett Foundation cybersecurity conference, warning of shifting global cyber threats marked by “geopolitical one-upmanship” while also underscoring continuing federal cyber vulnerabilities

April 15th, 2019|

Following State Dept. designation of Iran’s IRGC as a “foreign terrorist organization,” RCLS’s Tess Bridgeman tells ABC News that Congress is wise to go on record rejecting the looming argument that the 2001 AUMF authorizes conflict with Iran

April 14th, 2019|