by Jon Meacham
First published 2011
The decade-long manhunt for the world's most wanted terrorist ended with gunfire on a Pakistani dirt road. Osama bin Laden died in his Islamabad compound, but the threat he represented lived on. Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham gathered leading American analysts and policymakers to examine what comes after this pivotal moment. The collection features insights from Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass, former Secretary of State James Baker, journalist Evan Thomas, and former Army officer Andrew Exum. These contributors tackle the hard questions facing America: How will Al Qaeda evolve without its founder? What happens next in Afghanistan and Pakistan? How should military and political strategies adapt? The essays explore the cultural, political, and strategic dimensions of counterterrorism in a post-bin Laden world, offering readers informed perspectives on the challenges ahead.
Genres: history, non-fiction, 21st-century, current-affairs, academic, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: informed-perspective
Setting: Islamabad, Pakistan, Afghanistan
Period: Post-Bin Laden
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