An Evening with Jake Tapper: Race Against Terror
A book conversation with Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and author, and Javed Ali, Associate Professor, Ford School
6:30 PM | Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025
Annenberg Auditorium | Gerald R. Ford School
735 S State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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Join Jake Tapper in conversation with Javed Ali as they discuss Tapper’s newly released nonfiction thriller, “Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War.” With the rigor of investigative reporting, Tapper follows two U.S. attorneys racing to prosecute an al Qaeda operative after a 2011 confession and traces the global hunt for justice in a dramatic, little-known case of the War on Terror. Hear how prosecutors, soldiers, and intelligence agents worked across continents — and what this case reveals about the threats we still face today.
Signed copies of Tapper’s newly released book, “Race Against Terror,” will be available for purchase at the event by bookseller Literati.
About Jake Tapper
Jake Tapper is a CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent. Jake Tapper joined the network in January 2013. Tapper currently anchors a two-hour weekday program, “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” which debuted in March 2013. He has hosted CNN’s Sunday morning show, “State of the Union,” since June 2015. In April 2021, he became the lead anchor for CNN for Washington, D.C. events. In addition to Tapper’s reporting, he is also the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including “Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War” and “The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor,” as well as three novels “The Hellfire Club,” “The Devil May Dance,” and” All the Demons Are Here.”
About Javed Ali
Javed Ali is an associate professor of practice at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. He joined the Weiser Diplomacy Center in 2021. Ali brings more than 20 years of professional experience in national security and intelligence issues in Washington, D.C. He writes and provides commentary across a number of media sites and platforms, including MSNBC, CBS, CNN, ABC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Hill, and Newsweek.