Terrorists
Double Take
The Death of Ayman al-Zawahiri
The Al Qaeda leader was reportedly killed in Afghanistan by a U.S. drone strike.
By Lawrence Wright
Postscript
Peru Processes the Death of Abimael Guzmán
What do you do with the body of a terrorist?
By Daniel Alarcón
California Chronicles
A Plot in L.A. to Avenge the Christchurch Shooting
A man was arrested last week for plotting a catastrophic terrorist act in the Los Angeles area.
By Dana Goodyear
Books
The 9/11 Novel That Finally Understands the Fulfillments of Faith
John Wray’s “Godsend” follows a young American woman’s journey from California to Afghanistan, from teen-age angst to religious war.
By James Wood
Annals of Terrorism
After the Islamic State
As the caliphate crumbles, rival movements struggle for the soul of Sunni jihadism.
By Robin Wright
A Reporter at Large
Why Obama Has Failed to Close Guantánamo
Congress is blamed for preventing the President from fulfilling his pledge. But that’s not the whole story.
By Connie Bruck