Tara McKelvey, a 2011 Guggenheim fellow, is a correspondent for Newsweek and The Daily Beast. She is also a frequent contributor to The New York Times Book Review and the author of Monstering: Inside America’s Policy of Secret Interrogations and Torture in the Terror War (Basic Books).
-
article
Can the U.S. Save Syria?
American officials are struggling over how to answer Syrians’ calls for aid. MORE
-
article
Secret Bush-Era Link to Pyongyang
Communicating with North Korea has never been easy, as Aram Roston and Tara McKelvey report. MORE
-
article
Inside the Pentagon Downsizing
The leaner military the president’s proposing means fewer troops and more Predator drones. MORE
-
article
Secret Taliban Talks in Qatar
American officials are conducting secret talks with insurgents on Guantánamo prisoners’ possible... MORE
-
article
How Vulnerable Are U.S. Drones?
The recovery of a drone in Iran may have exposed a serious flaw in the system. By Tara McKelvey MORE
-
article
Awlaki’s Sermons From the Grave
Anwar al-Awlaki is Al Qaeda’s most charismatic leader in the West, even after his death, says Tara... MORE
-
article
Saudi Crown Prince of Darkness
Saudi interior minister is new heir to the throne, reports Tara McKelvey. MORE
-
article
U.S.-Funded Democracy Crushers?
Americans have invested heavily in Egypt’s military, which cracked down brutally on protesters... MORE
-
article
A New Al Qaeda in Pakistan
Mike Mullen’s parting shot at Pakistan highlights concerns about the growing Haqqani terror network.... MORE
-
article
Obama Tries for Transparency
Obama wants to make good on his campaign promise of openness.... MORE
-
article
Is Our Top Cop Keeping Us Safer?
On Robert Mueller’s 10th anniversary, Tara McKelvey reports on the FBI director's effectiveness. MORE
-
article
A Bigger Kill Than Bin Laden
Al Qaeda’s No. 2 was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan, portending a spike in that approach.... MORE
-
article
Obama Trumps Libya Critics
Republicans and intellectuals, united in denouncing Obama’s Libya policy, are now taking a second... MORE
-
article
Hollywood Raids Pentagon Files
Republicans are furious over White House support for a bin Laden film project, as Tara McKelvey... MORE
