Al Qaeda Archives

Top Experts’ Backgrounder: Military Action Against Iran and US Domestic Law

by Brian Egan and Tess Bridgeman

Jan 3rd, 2020

The Muddy Middle: The Disappearing Lines in America’s Counterterrorism Wars and How to Restore Order

by Luke Hartig and Stephen Tankel

Aug 14th, 2019

Unpacking the State Dept Acknowledgment that 2001 and 2002 AUMFs Don’t Authorize War Against Iran

by Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman

Jul 3rd, 2019

Asking the Right Question on Iran, Al-Qaeda and the AUMF

by Joshua Geltzer, Ryan Goodman and Luke Hartig

Jun 21st, 2019

About that Trial Balloon on Using 9/11 AUMF to Authorize Strikes on Iran

by Steve Vladeck and Tess Bridgeman

Feb 21st, 2019

Avoiding the Next Yemen: Applying Hard Lessons for Security Partnerships

by Daniel R. Mahanty and Melissa Dalton

Feb 6th, 2019

U.N. Peace Operations Should Get Off the Counter-Terror Bandwagon

by Larry Attree and Jordan Street

Sep 4th, 2018

Exclusive: U.N. Human Rights Experts Meet With Facebook on “Overly Broad” Definitions of Terrorist Content

by Isa Qasim

Sep 3rd, 2018

Condolence Payments for Civilian Casualties: Lessons for Applying the New NDAA

by Joanna Naples-Mitchell

Aug 28th, 2018

Al-Qaeda and ISIS are on Their Heels in Yemen, But Will Return Unless We Help Build a Lasting Peace

by Gregory D. Johnsen

Aug 7th, 2018

Senator Merkley’s Smart New Alternative AUMF Proposal

by Heather Brandon-Smith

May 24th, 2018

DOD’s Guantánamo Report: An Opportunity for Detainees Already Cleared for Release

by Daphne Eviatar

May 2nd, 2018

The U.S. Must Stop Backing Abusive Partners in Yemen’s War

by Abdulrasheed Al-Faqih

Apr 25th, 2018

Corker’s Proposal Hands Trump A Dangerous, Open-Ended War Authorization

by Daphne Eviatar

Apr 16th, 2018

How Jihadist Groups See Western Aggression Toward Iran

by Jesse Morton and Amarnath Amarasingam

Apr 16th, 2018

Does Congress Really Think It’s Reasserting Its War Powers by Giving Them Away to Trump?

by Rita Siemion

Apr 11th, 2018

U.S. Federal Statute on Aiding and Abetting: War Crimes in Yemen – Part II

by Oona A. Hathaway, Alexandra Francis, Alyssa Yamamoto, Srinath Reddy Kethireddy and Aaron Haviland

Apr 3rd, 2018

Civilian Casualties and Effectiveness of U.S. Drone Strikes in Yemen

by Abdulrasheed Al-Faqih

Apr 3rd, 2018

UN Working Group: Indefinite Detention of Gitmo Detainee Violates Human Rights Law

by Kate Holcombe

Mar 16th, 2018

We’ve Been Here Before: Sticks Don’t Work Well with Pakistan

by John Sipher

Jan 18th, 2018

Today’s Mass Guantanamo Habeas Petition and the Ongoing Human Cost of America’s “Battle Lab”

by Scott Roehm

Jan 11th, 2018

Episode 47 of the National Security Law Podcast: Donuts and Depth Charges

by Steve Vladeck

Nov 28th, 2017

Yemen Strike Raises Questions About Whether the US Follows Its Own Drone Rules

by Farea Al-Muslimi and Sarah Knuckey

Nov 15th, 2017

How the Trump Administration Deals With Detainees Can Provide Insight Into its Counterterrorism Priorities

by Alexis Blane

Nov 14th, 2017

Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (Oct. 28-Nov. 3)

by Just Security

Nov 4th, 2017

For Quick and Strong Justice, Look to the Courts—Not Guantanamo

by Christopher Fonzone and Joshua Geltzer

Nov 1st, 2017

Episode 42 of the National Security Law Podcast: The Magic Bullet Travel Ban(d)

by Steve Vladeck

Oct 24th, 2017

Pluses and Minuses of the Imminence Standard in Counterterrorism Strikes

by Luke Hartig

Oct 20th, 2017

What next for Raqqa?

by Nadim Houry

Oct 17th, 2017

How Obama’s Drones Rulebook Enabled Trump

by Letta Tayler

Sep 26th, 2017

Bringing the AUMF Debate Back to its Constitutional Roots, and Recent History