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Author:   Leonard Cutler
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Pivot
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Weight:   3.796kg
ISBN:  

9781137567680

ISBN 10:   1137567686
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   12 July 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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

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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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