Luke Hartig
Executive Editor
Luke Hartig (@LukeHartig) is Executive Editor of Just Security. He is also Executive Director of National Journal’s Network Science Initiative and Fellow, International Security Program at New America.
Luke previously served as Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council (NSC), where he was responsible for advising White House leadership on counterterrorism matters and co-managing the NSC’s counterterrorism policy office. Prior to the NSC, Luke served as the deputy director for counterterrorism operations in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Luke has also served in various national security positions with the State Department, Office of Management and Budget, Government Accountability Office, and U.S. Forces Afghanistan. Luke began his career as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala.
Luke holds an M.P.P. from the Harvard Kennedy School and a B.A. in international relations from Boston University. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a fellow with the Truman National Security Project. Luke is also on LinkedIn.
Articles by this author:
Permanently Winding Down the War on Terror Requires Greater Transparency
by Brian Finucane and Luke Hartig
Jan 30th, 2023
The Biden Drone Playbook: The Elusive Promise of Restrained Counterterrorism
by Luke Hartig
Oct 17th, 2022
Al-Kurdi Capture Raises Thorny Detention Issues
by Tess Bridgeman, Luke Hartig and Brianna Rosen
Jun 17th, 2022
A Big Step Forward or Running in Place?: The Pentagon’s New Policy on Civilian Casualties
by Luke Hartig
Feb 8th, 2022
Questions on the Baghuz Strikes
by Brianna Rosen, Luke Hartig, Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman
Nov 15th, 2021
Reexamining the Fundamentals of the Drone Program After the Kabul Strike
by Luke Hartig
Nov 10th, 2021
Not a Coup at DOD: How Acting Sec. Miller’s Reorganization May Improve Special Ops Oversight
by Luke Hartig
Nov 20th, 2020
Prosecuting the ISIS “Beatles:” A testament to dedicated US government professionalism
by Luke Hartig
Oct 9th, 2020
On 9/11, Interrogating the Assumptions that Undergird the “Forever War”
by Luke Hartig
Sep 11th, 2020
What Counts As Sufficient Transparency on Civilian Casualties in Somalia
by Luke Hartig
Apr 20th, 2020
IG Falls Short of Justice in Investigating Political Retaliation at the State Department
by Luke Hartig
Nov 22nd, 2019
Trump’s Communications Malpractice Mars His Victory Lap on al-Baghdadi
by Luke Hartig
Oct 28th, 2019
How the GOP’s Internal Politics of Raiding Military Construction Projects Will Play Out
by Luke Hartig
Sep 4th, 2019
Part III: The Muddy Middle: A New Framework for Use of Force
by Luke Hartig and Stephen Tankel
Aug 16th, 2019