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Power Problems • July 24, 2018 

# 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](https://www.american.edu/sis/faculty/tankel.cfm)
- [John Glaser’s bio](https://www.cato.org/people/john-glaser)
- Stephen Tankel, [*With Us and Against Us: How America’s Partners Help and Hinder the War on Terror*](https://www.amazon.com/Us-Against-Americas-Partners-Hinder-ebook/dp/B077XL1TWZ)
- 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](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/09/11/fighting-terrorism-takes-a-global-effort-how-have-3-u-s-presidents-fared-16-years-after-911/?utm_term=.3964cbb11a04),” *Monkey Cage*, September 11, 2017
- Joshua A. Geltzer and Stephen Tankel, “[Whatever Happened to Trump’s Counterterrorism Strategy](https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/03/trump-terrorism-iraq-syria-al-qaeda-isis/554333/),” *The Atlantic*, March 1, 2018
- Stephen Tankel, “[Donald Trump’s Shadow War](https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/05/09/donald-trumps-shadow-war-218327),” *Politico*, May 9, 2018

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