Tara McKelvey

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).

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Ambassador of Death

Cameron Munter talks about his battle with the CIA over drones. Tara McKelvey reports.

Tara McKelvey

articles/2012/05/26/obama-and-the-state-department-s-challenge-in-egypt/michael-posner-obama-intl-mckelvey_w156vp

Obama’s Challenge in Egypt

Michael Posner is the president’s point man on democracy: no wonder he looks exhausted.

Tara McKelvey

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Qaeda Leak Boosts CIA Myth

The unusual disclosures about the thwarted plot suggest the CIA has reach and may throw terrorists off balance, says Tara McKelvey.

Tara McKelvey

articles/2012/04/18/secret-service-colombia-sex-scandal-deepens-as-political-drama-rises/secret-service-scandal-mckelvey_czgc5k

Secret Service Scandal Deepens

Three agents have lost their jobs, and two investigations are underway. Tara McKelvey on the fallout.

Tara McKelvey

articles/2012/04/08/interview-with-harold-koh-obama-s-defender-of-drone-strikes/harold-koh-mckelvey_rwvvxm

Defender of the Drones

The man who once called President Bush the "torturer in chief" has become a fierce defender of aerial drone strikes.

Tara McKelvey