Counterterrorism Strategy in the Trump Era — Firm or Faux?

U.S. counterterrorism has been a mixture of unilateral policies and multilateral partnerships. Stephen Tankel of American University joins us today to discuss the trajectory of U.S. counterterrorism strategy under the Trump administration.

• Stephen Tankel’s bio
• John Glaser’s bio
• Stephen Tankel, With Us and Against Us: How America’s Partners Help and Hinder the War on Terror
• Stephen Tankel, “https://​www​.wash​ing​ton​post​.com/​n​e​w​s​/​m​o​n​k​e​y​-​c​a​g​e​/​w​p​/​2​0​1​7​/​0​9​/​1​1​/​f​i​g​h​t​i​n​g​-​t​e​r​r​o​r​i​s​m​-​t​a​k​e​s​-​a​-​g​l​o​b​a​l​-​e​f​f​o​r​t​-​h​o​w​-​h​a​v​e​-​3​-​u​-​s​-​p​r​e​s​i​d​e​n​t​s​-​f​a​r​e​d​-​1​6​-​y​e​a​r​s​-​a​f​t​e​r​-​9​1​1​/​?​u​t​m​_​t​e​r​m​=​.​3​9​6​4​c​b​b​11a04,” Monkey Cage, September 11, 2017
• Joshua A. Geltzer and Stephen Tankel, “Whatever Happened to Trump’s Counterterrorism Strategy,” The Atlantic, March 1, 2018
• Stephen Tankel, “Donald Trump’s Shadow War,” Politico, May 9, 2018