Micah Zenko

Micah Zenko is a Fellow in the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations, and author of Between Threats and War: U.S. Discrete Military Operations in the Post-Cold War World. He writes regularly at Politics, Power, and Preventative Action.

Why You Won't Hear About Drones at John Brennan's Confirmation Hearing

Why You Won't Hear About Drones at John Brennan's Confirmation Hearing

The nominee for CIA director has allies in high places. More »

John Brennan's Tough Choices Ahead

John Brennan's Tough Choices Ahead

Whether he likes it or not, Obama's nominee for CIA director faces hard decisions that will affect the future of the agency's drone program. More »

Mitt Romney's Foreign Policy in 5 Bullet Points

Mitt Romney's Foreign Policy in 5 Bullet Points

Their big assumption: that the rest of the world is looking for U.S. leadership More »

Why the UN Security Council Just Vowed Not to Nuke Mongolia

Why the UN Security Council Just Vowed Not to Nuke Mongolia

A telling moment from the wacky world of nuclear security. More »

How Terrified Should We Be of the Pentagon's Plan to Automize Drones?

How Terrified Should We Be of the Pentagon's Plan to Automize Drones?

Fewer than 5 percent of unmanned aircraft are armed, but such a plan could influence other countries' drone programs. More »

Can We Still Tell if Iran Decides to Build a Nuclear Bomb?

Can We Still Tell if Iran Decides to Build a Nuclear Bomb?

The U.S. and Israel may have different "redlines" for when Iran crosses the nuclear threshold. More »

From Europe to Asia to Latin America, the World Hates America's Drones

From Europe to Asia to Latin America, the World Hates America's Drones

A global opinion poll found widespread (though not quite universal) opposition to U.S. drone strikes. More »

'I've Had It Up to My Keister': A Brief History of National Security Leaks

'I've Had It Up to My Keister': A Brief History of National Security Leaks

Every administration leaks classified national security information, and every president tries to stop it. Here are a few. More »

Americans Are as Likely to Be Killed by Their Own Furniture as by Terrorism

Americans Are as Likely to Be Killed by Their Own Furniture as by Terrorism

Terrorist attacks killed 17 U.S. civilians last year and 15 the year before. More »

Why Won't the White House Say How Many Civilians Its Drones Kill?

Why Won't the White House Say How Many Civilians Its Drones Kill?

The Obama administration's position on civilian casualties is "trust us." More »

When the U.S. Doesn't Respect Other Countries' Sovereignty

When the U.S. Doesn't Respect Other Countries' Sovereignty

The past decade has seen American drones and forces push against the borders and sovereign rights of Pakistan, Iraq, and Afghanistan. More »

State Department Human Rights Report Ignores U.S. Role in Abuses

State Department Human Rights Report Ignores U.S. Role in Abuses

The report is an example of U.S. unwillingness to acknowledge its role in civilians killed during counterterrorism operations in Yemen, Pakistan, and elsewhere. More »

The Unanswered Questions About America's Escalating Fight in Yemen

The Unanswered Questions About America's Escalating Fight in Yemen

U.S. drone strikes against suspected terrorists could risk worsening violence there. More »

America's Third, Orwellian War: The 'Targeted Killing' Campaign

America's Third, Orwellian War: The 'Targeted Killing' Campaign

The U.S. government has provided no information that would allow any review, scrutiny, or oversight of its 350-and-counting targeted killings. More »

What Happens if Afghanistan Shuts Down the U.S. Drone Program There?

What Happens if Afghanistan Shuts Down the U.S. Drone Program There?

The Afghan government has suggested it might not allow American drones to continue operating after the troop draw-down. More »

Will the U.S. Win in Afghanistan?

Will the U.S. Win in Afghanistan?

We ask several leading foreign policy thinkers about America's prospects in the conflict. More »

The Challenge of Selling a War With Iran

The Challenge of Selling a War With Iran

American public opinion and the advise of the U.S. intelligence community would make justifying attacks on Iran difficult. More »

Why Are Women So Poorly Represented in Foreign Policy?

Why Are Women So Poorly Represented in Foreign Policy?

Six women discuss the gender imbalance in U.S. foreign policy and national security work. More »

Iran's Secret Nuclear Development Looks a Lot Like Israel's

Iran's Secret Nuclear Development Looks a Lot Like Israel's

Tehran's nuclear program is following a similar path as did Israel a half-century earlier. More »

What Will Iran Do If It Gets a Nuclear Bomb?

What Will Iran Do If It Gets a Nuclear Bomb?

Five experts predict how a nuclear bomb would or wouldn't change Tehran's behavior. More »

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