Benjamin Wittes

Portrait: Benjamin Wittes

Benjamin Wittes is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution and co-director of the Harvard Law School-Brookings Project on Law and Security. He focuses on legal issues surrounding the war on terrorism and national security, judicial nominations and confirmations, and the federal courts. | View Full Bio

Experience

Current Positions

  • Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution
  • Co-Founder, Lawfare Blog

Past Positions

  • Columnist, The New Republic Online
  • Editorial Writer, The Washington Post
  • Reporter and News Editor, Legal Times
  • Contributing Editor, The Atlantic Monthly

Education

  • Oberlin College, 1990

Contact

Email Benjamin Wittes

202.797.6206

202.797.6105Brookings Office of Communications

Resources

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