Do No Harm: US Aid to Africa and Civilian Security
Guest post by Patricia L. Sullivan During her recent trip to Africa, US Vice President Kamala Harris announced…
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War on Terror
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Five Questions About the Assassination of Ayman al-Zawahiri
By Rebecca Best and guest contributors Debra Leiter and Simanti Lahiri Last weekend, a US drone dropped two…
Why Isn’t There a Domestic War on Terror in the US?
By Rebecca Best The US State Department appears on the verge of removing five organizations from its list…
Looking Back at 9/11
It’s been twenty years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Conventional wisdom holds that the tragic…
9/11 Didn’t Change Us—Our Response to It Did
By Joe Young My phone rang just before 9 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001.…
What Will It Take to End Indefinite Detention at Guantánamo Bay?
Guest post by Philip Luke Johnson The detention camps at the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay (GTMO)…
Countering Extremist Narratives in America
Guest post by Paul Lorenzo Johnson The escalation of activity by private militias in America transitioned from latent…
China’s Addiction to Short-Term Thinking
Guest post by Philip B.K. Potter, Chen Wang, and Claire Oto The ability to control information has long…
Trump’s Legacy in Yemen: Why Terrorist Listing May Jeopardize Peace Talks
By Isak Svensson and guest contributor Magnus Lundgren As one of the last foreign policy decisions taken during…
The Lesson of the Afghanistan Papers
By Navin Bapat The Washington Post’s publication of the Afghanistan Papers reveals that, although the official line was…