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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.

Articles by this author:

A picture taken near the Iraqi city of Qaim at the Iraqi-Syrian border on November 11, 2018, shows US Army vehicles patrolling the Syrian side of the border.
A US Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport on June 13, 2010.
Side-by-side portraits of Secretary Mark Esper, Department of Defense General Counsel Paul Ney and General Mark Milley.
The State Department's director of policy planning and head of the Iran Action Group, Brian Hook, shakes hands with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after the announcement of the "Iran Action Group" during a press briefing at the State department in Washington, DC, August 16, 2018.
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Blueprint
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) delivers remarks during an event to celebrate Congress passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act with President Donald Trump, Rep. Don Young (R-AK), Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and fellow Republican members of the House and Senate on the South Lawn of the White House December 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.
A Yemeni soldier loyal to the Saudi and UAE-backed government walking past UAE military armored vehicles at a position north of the southeastern city of Mukalla, the capital Hadramawt province.

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