Borderless wars : civil military disorder and legal uncertainty / Antonia Chayes, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chayes, Antonia Handler, 1929- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military law--United States.

Military law.

United States.

Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation--United States.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation.

Civil-military relations--United States.

Civil-military relations.

Asymmetric warfare.

Civil war.

Cyberspace operations (Military science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 204 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

In 2011, Nasser Al-Awlaki, a terrorist on the US 'kill list' in Yemen, was targeted by the CIA. A week later, a military strike killed his son. The following year, the US Ambassador to Pakistan resigned, undermined by CIA-conducted drone strikes of which he had no knowledge or control. The demands of the new, borderless 'gray area' conflict have cast civilians and military into unaccustomed roles with inadequate legal underpinning. As the Department of Homeland Security defends against cyber threats and civilian contractors work in paramilitary roles abroad, the legal boundaries of war demand to be outlined. In this book, former Under Secretary of the Air Force Antonia Chayes examines these new 'gray areas' in counterinsurgency, counter-terrorism and cyber warfare. Her innovative solutions for role definition and transparency will establish new guidelines in a rapidly evolving military-legal environment.

Contents:

Civil-military relations : from theory to policy

The counterinsurgency dilemma

Civil-military implications: the demands of a counterinsurgency strategy

Legal implications of counterinsurgency : opportunities missed but not lost

Counterterrorism : the unquiet warfare of targeted killings

Civil-military policy issues in targeted killing by UAVs

The legal underpinnings for targeted killing by UAV : framing the issues

Opportunities for stepping forward

Cyber attacks and cyber warfare : framing the issues

Implications for civil-military relations in cyber attacks and cyber warfare

Legal implications of cyber attacks and cyber warfare

International cooperation on training wheels

Conclusion : the end is the beginning.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781316271551

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