“With the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution (SCR) 1904 a new architecture for effective UN counter-terrorism action has been constructed. Along with it comes a welcome recommitment to human rights norms by the Security Council. This mutual reinforcement of counter-terrorism and human rights was rather improbable one year ago. While SCR 1904 is a far-reaching set of reforms and thus noteworthy in its own right, its adoption provides insight into the new ‘listen then lead’ style of the US in the Council.”