Kate Brannen
Editorial Director, 2016-2021
Kate Brannen (@K8brannen) was the editorial director of Just Security 2016-2021. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy (FP), The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Slate, USA Today, Newsweek, and Vice. Previously, she was a senior reporter covering the Pentagon for FP. Before that, Brannen was a defense reporter for POLITICO, where she was also responsible for “Morning Defense,” POLITICO‘s daily national security newsletter.
Brannen has also covered budget and defense policy debates on Capitol Hill as the congressional reporter for Defense News. She spent three years covering the U.S. Army — first as a reporter for InsideDefense.com, then as the land warfare correspondent for Defense News. She has discussed her reporting on CNN; MSNBC; NPR’s All Things Considered, On Point, and The Diane Rehm Show; and PRI’s To the Point.
Brannen graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in history. She has master’s degrees from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and School of International and Public Affairs.
Articles by this author:
New Just Security Series: Reflections on Afghanistan on the Eve of Withdrawal
by Kate Brannen
Jun 30th, 2021
Introducing a Symposium on the UN Global Counterterrorism Strategy
by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin and Kate Brannen
Jun 14th, 2021
Getting to the Bottom of Jan. 6 Is Proving Too Difficult for Congress
by Kate Brannen
May 13th, 2021
The Official and Unofficial Timeline of Defense Department Actions on January 6
by Kate Brannen and Ryan Goodman
May 11th, 2021
Investigating Jan. 6 — Key Unanswered Questions for Congress and Media to Ask
by Kate Brannen, Austin Evers, Ryan Goodman and Justin Hendrix
May 11th, 2021
What Should Be Addressed in Austin’s Confirmation Hearing for Defense Secretary?
by Kate Brannen
Jan 19th, 2021
Q&A with Steve Vladeck and Rolf Mowatt Larssen on Democracy, Insurrection, and Where We Go From Here
by Kate Brannen
Jan 8th, 2021
Turning the Page: A Biden Presidency and the Role for Us
by Kate Brannen, Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman
Nov 7th, 2020
Why We Filed a FOIA Request on How Many US Troops Are in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria
by Kate Brannen and Ryan Goodman
Apr 22nd, 2020
Assessing Emergency Powers During #COVID-19
by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Kate Brannen and Ryan Goodman
Apr 22nd, 2020