Karen J. Greenberg

Karen J. Greenberg is director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School. She is the author of The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First 100 Days, Rogue Justice: The Making of the Security State, and most recently, Subtle Tools: The Dismantling of American Democracy from the War on Terror to Donald Trump.

Stop Torture

The Era of Rogue Justice After 9/11 The Era of Rogue Justice After 9/11

We came perilously close to losing our Bill of Rights protections—and the struggle to restore them is not over.

May 25, 2016 / Feature / Karen J. Greenberg

Guantanamo Bay protest

What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo

On his first day in the Oval Office, Obama swore he’d close Gitmo. He’s got nine months left to do it.

Apr 19, 2016 / Karen J. Greenberg

John Kerry

Washington Has a New Plan to Tackle Domestic Terrorism and It Probably Won’t Work Washington Has a New Plan to Tackle Domestic Terrorism and It Probably Won’t Work

But enacting gun control laws and investing in support services for America’s children might.

Aug 3, 2015 / Karen J. Greenberg

Will the US Go to War Against Ebola?

Will the US Go to War Against Ebola? Will the US Go to War Against Ebola?

Countering Ebola will require a whole new set of protections and priorities, which should emerge from the medical and public health communities—not the national security state.

Oct 21, 2014 / Karen J. Greenberg

Abu Ghraib: A Torture Story Without a Hero or an Ending

Abu Ghraib: A Torture Story Without a Hero or an Ending Abu Ghraib: A Torture Story Without a Hero or an Ending

Despite all evidence to the contrary, many Americans continue to believe that brutality, torture and rank illegality is the road to national safety.

Apr 28, 2014 / Karen J. Greenberg

The Five Commandments of Barack Obama

The Five Commandments of Barack Obama The Five Commandments of Barack Obama

On issues ranging from transparency to torture, “thou shalt not” became “thou shalt.”

Feb 27, 2014 / Karen J. Greenberg

How ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Brought Back the Bush Administration

How ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Brought Back the Bush Administration How ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Brought Back the Bush Administration

The film is a seven-pronged attempt to making US torture and detention policies once again palatable.

Jan 10, 2013 / Karen J. Greenberg

Preparing for a Digital 9/11

Preparing for a Digital 9/11 Preparing for a Digital 9/11

Fear of a cyber attack is eroding US civil liberties and the constitution.

Oct 22, 2012 / Karen J. Greenberg

Military Commissions on Trial in Guantánamo Military Commissions on Trial in Guantánamo

The dramatic opening of the 9/11 trial shined a light on all the ways in which a commission is not a federal court.

May 11, 2012 / Karen J. Greenberg

A New Age of Enemies A New Age of Enemies

The unstoppable legacy of the war on terror.

Mar 19, 2012 / Karen J. Greenberg

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