Research and Commentary

President Obama's Guantanamo Comments

May 1, 2013, Benjamin Wittes

Strangeness at Guantanamo

January 29, 2013, Paul R. Pillar

Two Parties, One Policy: Washington's New Consensus on Terrorism

September 14, 2012, Ritika Singh and Benjamin Wittes

Counterterrorism a Strong Suit for Obama in Reelection Bid?

August 6, 2012, Daniel L. Byman and Benjamin Wittes

• Video
• Audio

Keeping on Offense: The Next President Should Keep After al Qaeda but Mend Relations with Congress on Terrorism

April 20, 2012, Daniel L. Byman and Benjamin Wittes

How the Next 10 Years of Guantanamo Should Look

January 11, 2012, Benjamin Wittes

Transfers of Guantánamo Detainees to Yemen: Policy Continuity between Administrations

June 15, 2011, Robert M. Chesney, Matthew Waxman and Benjamin Wittes

@ Brookings Podcast: Are Harsh Interrogation Tactics Justified in the War on Terror?

May 13, 2011, Benjamin Wittes

• Video
• Audio

The Emerging Law of Detention 2.0: The Guantánamo Habeas Cases as Lawmaking

May 12, 2011, Benjamin Wittes, Robert M. Chesney, Larkin Reynolds and The Harvard Law School National Security Research Committee

Assessing the Risk of Guantánamo Detainees

April 25, 2011, Benjamin Wittes

Military Tribunals for Guantánamo Detainees

April 5, 2011, Benjamin Wittes

• Video

Can President Obama and Congressional Republicans Reach a Deal on Guantánamo?

March 10, 2011, Benjamin Wittes

Time for Obama to Embrace Guantanamo

January 21, 2011, Benjamin Wittes

A Guantánamo Bay Habeas Corpus Case on Constitution Day

September 17, 2010, Benjamin Wittes

Presumed Innocent? Representing Guantánamo Detainees

March 24, 2010, Benjamin Wittes

Statement on Justice Department Attorney Representation of Guantánamo Detainees

March 8, 2010

@ Brookings Podcast: The Politics and Perils of Guantánamo

March 5, 2010, Benjamin Wittes

• Video
• Audio

The Courts' Shifting Rules on Guantánamo Detainees

February 5, 2010, Robert M. Chesney and Benjamin Wittes

The Emerging Law of Detention: The Guantánamo Habeas Cases as Lawmaking

January 22, 2010, Rabea Benhalim, Robert M. Chesney and Benjamin Wittes

Why Obama Won't Close Guantánamo on Time

January 21, 2010, Benjamin Wittes

• Video

The Scouting Report Web Chat: President Obama’s Progress on Closing Guantánamo

December 2, 2009, Benjamin Wittes

President Obama's Decision on Closing Guantánamo

September 29, 2009, Benjamin Wittes

Detainee Abuse Reviewed

August 28, 2009, Benjamin Wittes

• Video

How Should the Obama Administration Handle Guantánamo Bay Detainees?

August 5, 2009, Benjamin Wittes

• Video

United States Detention Policy: Will Obama Follow Bush or FDR?

June 29, 2009, Jack Goldsmith and Benjamin Wittes