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    2016

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    Objective Troy: A Terrorist, a President, and the Rise of the Drone
    Scott Shane
    Published by Tim Duggan Books
    Shane’s masterpiece is a rarity among foreign affairs books, flowing dramatically like a novel, carrying the academic weight of a thesis, and laying out enough policy dilemmas to fill a month of Sunday talk shows. The story of Anwar al-Awlaki is, in some ways, the story of Americans and Arabs in the age of terror, brought into sharp relief by the Obama administration and its unpredicted—and unpredictable—drone policy, which has redefined the meaning of war and reset its price.
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    Lionel Gelber Prize Lecture and Award Ceremony | 2016
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    The Shortlist

    The other shortlisted books for this year’s Lionel Gelber Prize were as follows:

    Jurors
    John Stackhouse
    Jury Chair (Toronto, Canada)
    Matias Spektor
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
    David M. Malone
    Tokyo, Japan
    Rachel Lomax
    London, England
    Michael Barnett
    Washington, D.C., USA
    Press releases
    Scott Shane Wins the 2016 Lionel Gelber Prize for Objective Troy
    Jury Announced for the 26th Annual Lionel Gelber Prize
    Media coverage
    Objective Troy
    CBC IDEAS, May 11, 2016
    Anwar al-Awlaki’s Life After Death
    Foreign Policy, May 10, 2016
    Sex, drones and Awlaki’s soul — how U.S. cleric became apostle of terror
    Toronto Star, May 7, 2016
    Killing Anwar al-Awlaki made him a better terrorist recruiter, says journalist
    CBC, March 4, 2016
    Meet the Finalists for the 2016 Lionel Gelber Prize
    Foreign Policy, February 4, 2016
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