Borderless wars
Subtitle: civil military disorder and legal uncertainty
By: Antonia Chayes, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781107109346; 9781107521506
Subjects: Military law; Civil-military relations; Law and legislation; Asymmetric warfare; Civil war; Terrorism; Cyberspace operations (Military science); Prevention
Description: "In 2011, Nasser al-Awlaki, a terrorist on the U.S. 'kill list' in Yemen, was targeted by the CIA. One week later, a military strike killed his son. The following year, the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan resigned, concluding he was 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 civilian Department of Homeland Security defends the United States against increasing cyber threats and armies of civilian contractors work in paramilitary roles in conflict areas, appropriate roles in wartime and legal boundaries of war demand clarification. In this book, former Under Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Antonia Chayes examines gray areas in counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, and cyber warfare. Her innovative solutions for role definition and transparency offer new approaches to a rapidly evolving civil-military-legal environment"--Page i.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Civil-military relations : from theory to policy; title: The counterinsurgency dilemma; title: Civil-military implications: the demands of a counterinsurgency strategy; title: Legal implications of counterinsurgency : opportunities missed but not lost; title: Counterterrorism : the unquiet warfare of targeted killings; title: Civil-military policy issues in targeted killing by UAVs; title: The legal underpinnings for targeted killing by UAV : framing the issues; title: Opportunities for stepping forward; title: Cyber attacks and cyber warfare : framing the issues; title: Implications for civil-military relations in cyber attacks and cyber warfare; title: Legal implications of cyber attacks and cyber warfare; title: International cooperation on training wheels; title: Conclusion : the end is the beginning.