# Illiberal Populism and the Law

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Clive Stafford Smith JD OBE
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Law, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/populism-us-uk)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This lecture looks at the evolution of Guantánamo Bay, first as a focal point of Haitian immigration in 1991 (Gitmo 1.0), to the more famous detention of terror suspects in 2002 (Gitmo 2.0), and back to immigration in 2025. We will explore how Gitmo 3.0 is probably already over, and how we were able to head it off so quickly through legal challenges. However, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the U.S. is “actively searching” for countries to accept migrants deported from the U.S., with both El Salvador and Rwanda under consideration.

## Lectures

1. [Lessons from Guantánamo Bay](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-populism-us-uk/262723dc0620) (YouTube)
2. [Donald Trump and the Death Penalty](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-populism-us-uk/7add0b7d3fa2) (Audio)
3. [Pictures from Afghanistan: Are we making the same mistakes?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-populism-us-uk/85332c87f1e8) (Audio)
4. [Guantánamo on the Euphrates? Syria in a Time of Opportunity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-populism-us-uk/4f71e37e1376) (YouTube)
5. [Give Peace a Chance: Legal Implications of the Israel-Palestine Conflict](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-populism-us-uk/5b4567b5a69c) (Audio)
6. [Current Challenges to the US Constitution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-populism-us-uk/22b30104410d) (Audio)