An Evening with Jake Tapper: Race Against Terror

Join Jake Tapper in conversation with Javed Ali as they discuss Tapper’s newly released nonfiction thriller, “Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War.” 

With the rigor of investigative reporting, Tapper follows two U.S. attorneys racing to prosecute an al Qaeda operative after a 2011 confession and traces the global hunt for justice in a dramatic, little-known case of the War on Terror. Hear how prosecutors, soldiers, and intelligence agents worked across continents — and what this case reveals about the threats we still face today.

Signed copies of Tapper’s newly released book, “Race Against Terror,” will be available for purchase at the event by bookseller Literati.

Presented in collaboration with Wallace House Center for Journalists

Faculty Expert

Javed Ali

Associate Professor of Practice

Ali is a former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, with over 20 years of professional experience in national security and intelligence issues in Washington, D.C. He served in the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he also held senior positions on joint duty assignments at the National Intelligence Council, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the National Security Council.