Islamic state and isis crisis : an examination / Liam Freeman, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Freeman, Liam, editor.

Series:

Middle East in turmoil series.

Middle East in Turmoil

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

IS (Organization).

Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--United States.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (80 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Novinka, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Islamic State is a transnational Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group that has expanded its control over areas of northwestern Iraq and northeastern Syria since 2013, threatening the security of both countries and drawing increased attention from the international community. There is debate over the degree to which the Islamic State organization might represent a direct terrorist threat to the U.S. homeland or to U.S. facilities and personnel in the region. This book addresses select legal questions raised by the use of military force against IS. Questions addressed in this book in

Contents:

""THE ISLAMIC STATE AND ISIS CRISIS: AN EXAMINATION""; ""THE ISLAMIC STATE AND ISIS CRISIS: AN EXAMINATION""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: THE “ISLAMIC STATE� CRISIS AND U.S. POLICY""; ""SUMMARY""; ""THE ISLAMIC STATE""; ""THE SITUATION IN IRAQ""; ""SITUATION IN SYRIA""; ""U.S. RESPONSES AND OPTIONS""; ""AUTHORITY FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE AND THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION""; ""SELECTED ADDITIONAL ISSUES RAISED BY THE CRISIS""; ""POSSIBLE QUESTIONS FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION""

""Chapter 2: U.S. MILITARY ACTION AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE: ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED LEGAL QUESTIONS""""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DOES THE USE OF FORCE AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE REQUIRE CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION?""; ""DOES THE 2002 IRAQ AUMF AUTHORIZE MILITARY ACTION AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE?""; ""DOES THE 2001 AUMF AUTHORIZE MILITARY ACTION AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE?""; ""HOW DOES THE WAR POWERSRESOLUTION APPLY TO MILITARY ACTIONAGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE?""; ""IS THE U.S. MILITARY ACTION AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE PERMITTED UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER?""

""Chapter 3: STATEMENT OF JOHN F. KERRY, SECRETARY OF STATE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. HEARING ON ''UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO DEFEAT THE ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT''""""Chapter 4: TESTIMONY OF BEN CONNABLE,1 SENIOR INTERNATIONAL POLICY ANALYST, RAND CORPORATION. HEARING ON ''UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO DEFEAT THE ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT''""; ""ISLAMIC STATE SWEEPS IN TONORTHERN IRAQ""; ""UNDERLYING SUNNI ISSUES PRESENTOPPORTUNITIES TO EXTREMISTSAND TO THE COALITION""; ""A MILITARY CENTRIC ANTI-ISEFFORT FACES FORMIDABLECHALLENGES""

""WHAT ABOUT THE TRIBES?CONSIDERING A SECOND AWAKENING MOVEMENT""""RECONCILIATION IS THE BESTAND LEAST COSTLY OPTIONFOR SUCCESS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Chapter 5: TESTIMONY OF ROBERT S. FORD, SENIOR FELLOW, MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE. HEARING ON ''UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO DEFEAT THE ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT''""; ""INDEX""; ""Blank Page""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 8, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63463-416-0

OCLC:

899276756