The Book Prize Index

Objective Troy: A Terrorist, A President, and the Rise of the Drone

Scott Shane

A dramatic account of the cat-and-mouse game between the Obama administration and most-wanted terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki traces the President's shifting campaigns and the evolution of the robotic technology that ended Awlaki's life.

Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government · medium confidencePolitics & Government81 signalsLlm Classifier: Politics & Government -> Politics & GovernmentKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: Politics & Government -> Politics & GovernmentScience & DiscoveryTechnology, Computing & AIPresidency & Executive PowerRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Lionel Gelber Prize: International AffairsMajor2016WinnerSecondary source
IRE Awards: Books2015FinalistOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Anwar al-Awlaki86%
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    • Obama52%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

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    • Troy37%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 66%.