Whitney Kassel | Foreign Policy

Screw Brad Pitt and the ‘War Machine’ He Rode in On

By Whitney Kassel
June 13, 2017 - 4:55 pm

The Stanley McChrystal — and the war in Afghanistan — I knew is not at all like what you’ll see on Netflix.

Donald Trump’s Great Patriotic Purge

By Whitney Kassel, Loren DeJonge Schulman
April 26, 2017 - 7:33 pm

The administration's assault on experts, bureaucrats, and functionaries who make this country work isn’t just foolish, it’s suicidal.

Donald Trump’s Presidency Is an Assault on Women

By Whitney Kassel
April 4, 2017 - 11:03 am

Don’t be fooled by talk of women's empowerment. His white, male, chauvinistic administration is setting equality back decades — and making the world a more dangerous place.

Trump’s First Casualty Is U.S. Counterterrorism

By Whitney Kassel
February 3, 2017 - 10:21 am

America's success on the battlefield requires Muslim partners. But the president’s travel ban only alienates them.

Does Winning a Nobel Peace Prize Make a Difference?

By Whitney Kassel
October 5, 2016 - 8:47 pm

Nadia Murad's work on behalf of Yazidi women who’ve suffered at the hands of the Islamic State has earned her a Nobel nomination. But even if she receives the prestigious prize, it may do little to help her cause.

The Champ Was More Than Just a Boxer

By Whitney Kassel
June 10, 2016 - 4:55 pm

After Muhammad Ali was banned from boxing for standing up for his Muslim beliefs, my father helped put together the 1970 Atlanta fight that put him back in the ring.

Mr. Baghdadi, You’re Under Arrest

By Whitney Kassel
January 7, 2016 - 5:02 pm

Could the International Criminal Court really play a role in ending the conflict in Syria?

Between the World and U.S.

By Whitney Kassel
October 26, 2015 - 6:44 pm

The essential foreign policy book of 2015 isn’t about foreign policy.

The Army Needs Anthropologists

By Whitney Kassel
July 28, 2015 - 2:00 pm

With the quiet death of the military's controversial Human Terrain System, America's soldiers have lost a guiding light that is needed now more than ever.

Stop Treating Female Service Members as Victims

By Whitney Kassel
June 5, 2015 - 11:07 am

They’re soldiers. And we should start showing them the respect they deserve.

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About Whitney Kassel

Whitney Kassel is a foreign policy analyst based in New York City. Kassel spent four years with the secretary of defense, where she focused on special operations, counterterrorism, and Pakistan. She also served as a senior director focused on strategic analysis and risk management at The Arkin Group, a private intelligence firm.