I have an article up at Prospect Magazine considering Hillary Clinton’s continued support for a no-fly zone in Syria. If elected, would she really risk a military confrontation with Russia and the Syrian government? Read more here.
Published Work
Article on Libyan War
The UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has just released a remarkable (and remarkably critical) report on Britain’s 2011 intervention in Libya. I have a piece up at Al Jazeera covering the report, which can be read here.
Article on Chilcot Iraq Inquiry
I have a new piece up at Al Jazeera responding to Sir John Chilcot’s massive report on the UK’s invasion and occupation of Iraq, accessible here.
Article on Saudi Arabia & 9/11
I have a new piece up at Prospect Magazine that considers the soon-to-be declassified ’28 pages’ and alleged Saudi ties to the 9/11 attacks, accessible here.
Newsweek Story on Science and Torture
My Newsweek feature, “Science Shows that Torture Doesn’t Work…”, is just up online. The piece revolves around new work in neuroscience and psychology which shows that torture harms the brain and mind, impairing the ability to recall information and provide useful intelligence in an interrogation. The story can be accessed here.
Trump Might be ‘Fine’ with Torture, but Most Americans Aren’t
I have a new piece up at Al Jazeera America arguing that support for torture in the US is lower than commonly recognized. Although opinion polls show an increasing majority of Americans back harsh interrogation, there is more to these polls than meets the eye. The piece can be accessed here.
The Republican Torture Delusion
I have a piece up at Prospect assessing the Republican candidates’ statements on torture. It can be accessed here.
Has Obama Banned Torture?
I have an op-ed up at Al Jazeera America today analyzing the new anti-torture provisions in the 2016 NDAA (an annual military spending bill in the US that also addresses policy issues). Has President Obama stopped torture, as he promised in 2008, and what more needs to be done? To read the piece, click here.
Newsweek Article on Psychologist Torture Scandal
I have a piece up at Newsweek covering a major 542-page report, published for the first time yesterday by the New York Times, which shows that top psychologists and senior officials at the American Psychological Association collaborated with the Bush administration’s interrogation programs. Read more here.
Story in Newsweek: “Beyond Torture: The New Science of Interrogating Terrorists”
Newsweek has just published a story I wrote, accessible here. The story focuses on the Army Field Manual that, despite its name, currently regulates all national security interrogations in the US, including those by the CIA. Former interrogators and experts on interrogation criticize the manual’s methods as outdated and ineffective and call for the document to be radically revised in line with the latest scientific research.
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