Al Qaeda

Unless lessons from the Iraq War are fully understood and retained, the United States runs the risk of blundering again.

The 2022 report illustrates the limits of congressionally mandated reporting requirements on matters of war and peace and the need for Congress to be more proactive in informing…

One big disappointing omission and otherwise a mixed bag from the standpoint of winding down the United States’ forever wars -- despite leaders of both parties having proclaimed…

The U.S. should finally resolve the single most important 9/11 case with a plea deal that provides finality for victims' families.

The new policy guidance on direct action is welcome, but more work is needed to fulfill the promise of restrained counterterrorism.

At one end of Afghanistan lies an unending reality of instability and terror and death. At its other is the potential of a dream now denied.

Charlottesville was a watershed moment in US politics and a wake-up call to the counterterrorism community. What lessons have been learned on how to counter white supremacist extremism?

Serious questions need to be addressed in order to establish that both the killing of Zawahiri, and the use of force against Afghanistan, were not violations of international law.

A note from co-editors-in-chief Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman: Although Just Security is on hiatus this week, we wanted to be sure to examine and reflect on the U.S. airstrike…

As the "war on terror" enters a third decade, it is time to reevaluate the aims and utility of relying on military force around the globe.

The Biden administration faces tough legal choices following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The Sahel may be the next battleground in the "war on terror."