The Strategic Cost of Torture: How “Enhanced Interrogation” Hurt America

Citation:

Douglas A. Johnson, Alberto Mora, and Averell Schmidt. 9/2016. “The Strategic Cost of Torture: How “Enhanced Interrogation” Hurt America.” Foreign Affairs, no. September/ October 9/2016. Publisher's Version
The Strategic Cost of Torture: How “Enhanced Interrogation” Hurt America

Abstract:

The Carr Center's "Strategic Consequences of Torture" project was recently featured in Foreign Affairs Magazine.

In the article, Carr Center's research team, Douglas A. Johnson, Alberto Mora, and Averell Schmidt argue that "a truly comprehensive assessment (of torture) would also explore the policy’s broader implications, including how it shaped the trajectory of the so-called war on terror, altered the relationship between the United States and its allies, and affected Washington’s pursuit of other key goals, such as the promotion of democracy and human rights abroad."

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: Douglas A. Johnson, Alberto Mora et al. | Sept 2016
: The Carr Center's "Strategic Consequences of Torture" project was recently featured in Foreign Affairs Magazine
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