Murtaza Hussain
Murtaza Hussain is a reporter at The Intercept who focuses on national security and foreign policy. He has appeared on CNN, BBC, MSNBC, and other news outlets.
Losing AfghanistanI Watched the Afghan Government Collapse Under the Weight of Its Own Greed
Our leaders failed to give Afghan soldiers the food, tools, and respect they needed to defeat a brutal insurgency.
The Dark Odds Facing Iran’s Brave Protesters
The overthrow of the Iranian regime would be just, but if recent history has taught us anything, its collapse is unlikely to be pretty.
An Especially Cold Winter: How Trump Helped Cause the European Natural Gas Crisis
The 2015 Iran nuclear deal offered Europe a way to diversify natural gas supplies, but instead Europeans were left at Russia’s mercy.
Why Is the UAE Detaining an American Lawyer Who Worked With Jamal Khashoggi?
The D.C. narrative holds that Asim Ghafoor was locked up for being Khashoggi’s lawyer. The slain journalist’s widow says he wasn’t.