Law and the Long War: The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror

More than six years after the September 11 attacks, America is losing a crucial front in the ongoing war on terror—not to al Qaeda but to its own failure to construct a set of laws that will protect the American people and govern the American side of a conflict unlike any it has faced in the past. In his recent book, Law and the Long War: The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror, Mr. Benjamin Wittes offers a vigorous analysis of how America came to its current impasse in the debate over liberty, human rights and counterterrorism and draws a road map for how the country and the next president might move forward. He will join CPASS to discuss his recommendations for putting the conflict with Al Qaeda on a solid legal footing for the long term.