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Luke Hartig

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.

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Secretary Blinken Visits the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service Command Center. People wear face masks as they stand near desks with five to seven computer screens in semicircles.
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller address media at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Nov. 17, 2020.
Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh mug shots
A U.S. Army helicopter flies outside of Camp Shorab on a flight to Camp Post on September 11, 2017 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
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U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Maj. Gen. Mpho Mophuting, director of general support services, Botswana Defence Force, meet Aug. 14, 2019.
Two soldiers work together on a radio-in-a-box training between U.S. Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Soldiers with Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force and an Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) PSYOP team on Feb. 10, 2019, in Baghdad.
The Pentagon logo and an American flag are lit up in the briefing room of Pentagon in Arlington, VA.
Brian Hook State department Special Representative for Iran testifies during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Hearing on US-Iran Policy on October 16, 2019 in Washington, DC.
Trump speaks at the White House on October 27, 2019.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) (L) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) share an elevator as they head for the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol October 02, 2018 in Washington, DC.
An Afghan National Army officer, right, informs his U.S. Army counterparts from the 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, left and center, about ANA troop movements May 6, 2013 while pursuing Taliban fighters in Babus, Afghanistan.

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