Tricia Bacon

Tricia Bacon is an associate professor at American University’s School of Public Affairs and former State Department counterterrorism analyst.  Her latest book is Terror in Transition: Leadership and Succession in Terrorist Organizations.

Articles by Tricia Bacon
Mexican soldiers stand guard during an operation to arrest the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, a jailed drug kingpin in Culiacan, Mexico, on Jan. 5, 2023.
Mexican soldiers stand guard during an operation to arrest the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, a jailed drug kingpin in Culiacan, Mexico, on Jan. 5, 2023.

The Problem With Designating Cartels as Terrorist Groups

Analysis
Tricia Bacon, Daniel Byman
A man reads a local newspaper showing a photograph of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, in Kabul on Nov. 8, 2020.
A man reads a local newspaper showing a photograph of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, in Kabul on Nov. 8, 2020.

In Afghanistan, the Choice Isn’t Withdraw or Endless War

Argument
Sumit Ganguly, Tricia Bacon
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