President Obama's Counterterrorism Strategy in the War on Terror (eBook)
XVII, 192 Seiten
Palgrave Macmillan US (Verlag)
978-1-137-56769-7 (ISBN)
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).
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.
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).
Chapter 1—Introduction 1
Chapter 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 95
Chapter 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 220
Appendix B – Map of Yemen 224
Appendix C – Map of Syria 225
Appendix D – Map of Middle East 226
Appendix E – Map of Iraq 227
Appendix F – Map of Libya
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.7.2017 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XVII, 192 p. 5 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Völkerrecht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
| Schlagworte | Counterterrorism strategy • drones • Executive war power • Light Footprint • Obama Counterterrorism • signature strikes • Syrian Conflict • Targeted Killing • terrorism • war in Afghanistan |
| ISBN-10 | 1-137-56769-4 / 1137567694 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-137-56769-7 / 9781137567697 |
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