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President Obama’s Counterterrorism Strategy in the War on Terror: An Assessment

Autor Leonard Cutler
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 11 iul 2017
This book assesses President Barack Obama's counterterrorism policy as it evolved throughout his presidency, from the expanded use of drones to the controversial decisions regarding the Syrian conflict. President Obama has achieved the dubious distinction of having been the longest continuous war president in American history, and this title explores how Obama pursued and expanded executive war power in key areas, simultaneously committing to a light footprint approach for U.S. military forces and emphasizing the use of drones, targeted killing of terrorists, and training, advising, and assisting local forces to defend themselves from militant groups such as ISIL. It also provides an in-depth analysis of the defining issue of the Obama counterterrorism strategy: Syria, and his refusal to militarily commit to defeat Bashar al-Assad and support Syria’s insurgency. The work concludes with a consideration of counterterrorism policy post-Obama. 
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781137567680
ISBN-10: 1137567686
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: XVII, 192 p. 5 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2017
Editura: Palgrave Macmillan US
Colecția Palgrave Pivot
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Chapter 1—Introduction                                                                                                               1Chapter 2—Strategic Counterterrorism in Afghanistan                                                              14             Surge and Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan                                                                 14
            Afghanistan’s Presidential Election of 2014                                                                   18            United States Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan                                                    20             Operation Enduring Freedom to Operation Freedom’s Sentinel                                     24
            The Pakistan/China Axis Impact on Afghanistan                                                            27             The Attack On/And Recapture of Kunduz                                                                     33
            The Decision to Remain in Afghanistan                                                                          37   Chapter 3—Drone Security Policy and Targeted Killing                                                            46
            Brennan’s Yemen Model                                                                                                 46            The Light Footprint Approach – The Case of Yemen                                                     50                   The Role of the Saudi Coalition in Yemen                                                                53
                  The United States/Gulf Cooperation Council Summit                                              55             Drone Strikes in North Africa and Asia                                                                          59<
            Department of Justice White Paper on Targeted Killing                                                 61
            Anwar al-Awlaki                                                                                                             62             The New York Times v. Department of Justice on Targeted Killing                              66
            The United Nations v. Obama/Brennan on Targeted Killing                                          69             Drones, Targeting Killing and Legal Accountability                                                       72
Chapter 4—National Defense University Address, 2013 West Point Address, 2014                82
            Assessment of Obama’s NDU Address                                                                          85
            JSOC v. CIA Control Over Drone Attacks                                                                     90             Associated Forces and Imminent Threat in NDU Address                                             93
            West Point Address, 2014                                                                                               95Chapter 5—ISIL and Counterterrorism Policy                                                                         103             United States Diplomatic and Military Strategy Against ISIL in the Gulf Region      104
            Short-Term Congressional Action on ISIL                                                                    111
            The Fall of Ramadi                                                                                                        114            The Syria Mess                                                                                                               117            Secretary Carter’s Raqqa, Ramadi and Raids Strategy                                                 121             Putin’s Coalition Against ISIL in Syria                                                                         123
            America’s Coalition Against ISIL in Syria                                                                    125             Counter Offensive in Ramadi and Mosul                                                                      135
            Turkish/U.S. Coalition Against ISIL in Syria                                                                144 Chapter 6—AUMF, Transparency, and the Role of Congress                                                  164
            AUMF – Repeal or Revision                                                                                         164            Obama Administration’s AUMF Joint Resolution—2015                                            165             Transparency and Reporting Requirements for Counterterrorism Policy                      168
            National Security Court/Independent Public Advocate for FISC                                170
Chapter 7—National Security Strategy Report—2015                                                             176            Boko Haram, ISIL, and the AUMF                                                                              178             Libya, ISIL and the AUMF                                                                                          182
Chapter 8—The Outlook Post Obama                                                                                       189            Afghanistan – Not the Perfect Place                                                                             190             Iraq – Avoiding Regional Chaos                                                                                   193
            Syria – A Crisis With Limited Bad Options                                                                  195            Demolishing or Degrading ISIL                                                                                    205 Bibliography                                                                                                                              215
Appendix A – Joint Resolution                                                                                                 220Appendix B – Map of Yemen                                                                                                   224Appendix C – Map of Syria                                                                                                      225 Appendix D – Map of Middle East                                                                                           226
Appendix E – Map of Iraq                                                                                                        227Appendix F – Map of Libya

Notă biografică

Leonard Cutler is Professor of Public Law at Siena College, USA. He has authored several books and articles addressing national security and counterterrorism policy. Cutler has provided testimony to the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. Senate and the President’s Task Force on Detainee Disposition on Counterterrorism, Surveillance, and the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF).

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This book assesses President Barack Obama's counterterrorism policy as it evolved throughout his presidency, from the expanded use of drones to the controversial decisions regarding the Syrian conflict. President Obama has achieved the dubious distinction of having been the longest continuous war president in American history, and this title explores how Obama pursued and expanded executive war power in key areas, simultaneously committing to a light footprint approach for U.S. military forces and emphasizing the use of drones, targeted killing of terrorists, and training, advising, and assisting local forces to defend themselves from militant groups such as ISIL. It also provides an in-depth analysis of the defining issue of the Obama counterterrorism strategy: Syria, and his refusal to militarily commit to defeat Bashar al-Assad and support Syria’s insurgency. The work concludes with a consideration of counterterrorism policy post-Obama. 

Caracteristici

Provides a comprehensive legal and political assessment of President Obama's counterterrorism strategy throughout his two terms.
Delves into the tangible results of President Obama's counterrorism strategy, including the conflicts Afghanistan and Syria Concludes with an analysis of the outlook for counterrorism strategy under the Trump administration
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras