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In the Media

In Foreign Affairs, RCLS fellow Michael Hanna and Dan Benaim examine the future of the U.S. presence in the Middle East, arguing that the current military footprint is—despite the headlines—surprisingly consistent, but has been “shorn of diplomatic stewardship”

August 7th, 2019|

RCLS fellows Nick Rasmussen and Lisa Monaco quoted in the Washington Post on U.S. government responses to emerging domestic terror threats and the need for increased focus and coordination to address the challenge

August 7th, 2019|

RCLS fellow Lisa Monaco, former Homeland Security Advisor, speaks to Jake Tapper on CNN about the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton as incidents of domestic terrorism and the need for a whole-of-government approach

August 4th, 2019|

RCLS fellow Nick Rasmussen quoted in the Washington Post on President Trump’s intended nomination of Rep. John Ratcliffe to be the Director of National Intelligence and Ratcliffe’s views on 2016 election interference

July 29th, 2019|

RCLS fellow Michael Hanna argues that the U.S. should withdraw its troops from Syria, recalibrating its strategy to reflect the diminishing returns of continued military engagement, in co-authored Century Foundation report

July 10th, 2019|

RCLS Distinguished Senior Fellow Lisa Monaco speaks with Erin Burnett on CNN about Robert Mueller’s likely strategy for navigating his congressional testimony and the hearing’s potential public impact

July 10th, 2019|

RCLS faculty director Stephen Holmes writes in Project Syndicate that Vladimir Putin’s recent proclamation of the end of western liberalism reveals deep anxieties about his own grip on power in a potentially post-liberal world

July 5th, 2019|

RCLS fellow Tess Bridgeman and faculty director Ryan Goodman write in Just Security about the State Department’s recently explained view that the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs do not authorize military action against Iran—and what further congressional oversight should seek to clarify

July 3rd, 2019|

RCLS fellow Bec Ingber and Adil Ahmad Haque in Just Security examine Iran’s justification for shooting down a US drone and discuss how it may indicate a shift in Iran’s interpretation of international law

July 3rd, 2019|

RCLS fellow Stephen Pomper quoted in Washington Post piece on the limits of President Trump’s numerous “maximum pressure” campaigns, noting that his stated desire to avoid war with Iran is not “a good enough insurance policy” in the face of the course being taken by his advisors

June 21st, 2019|