Drones and Targeted Killing in the Middle East and Africa : an appraisal of American counterterrorism policies /
Rinehart, Christine Sixta, 1980-
Drones and Targeted Killing in the Middle East and Africa : an appraisal of American counterterrorism policies / Christine Sixta Rinehart. - Lanham: Lexington Books, 2016. - 159 Pages; 22 cm.
"The use of drone warfare has become a controversial foreign policy weapon to keep the United States safe from further terrorist attacks. This book is an assessment of American targeted killing practices through drone warfare in the Middle East and Africa, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen."--Provided by publisher.
Yemen: the beginning -- Afghanistan: the land of the unconquerable -- Pakistan: America's best ally and worst enemy -- Somalia: lords of war -- Libya: the elimination of an eccentric dictator -- Iraq and Syria: the genesis of ISIS -- Conclusion: Is targeted killing really effective in the war on terror?.
9781498526494
Drone aircraft--Government policy--United States.
Targeted killing--Government policy--United States.
Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--United States.
United States--Military policy--History--21st century.
United States--Foreign relations--21st century.
UG1242 .D7 / R579 2016
Drones and Targeted Killing in the Middle East and Africa : an appraisal of American counterterrorism policies / Christine Sixta Rinehart. - Lanham: Lexington Books, 2016. - 159 Pages; 22 cm.
"The use of drone warfare has become a controversial foreign policy weapon to keep the United States safe from further terrorist attacks. This book is an assessment of American targeted killing practices through drone warfare in the Middle East and Africa, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen."--Provided by publisher.
Yemen: the beginning -- Afghanistan: the land of the unconquerable -- Pakistan: America's best ally and worst enemy -- Somalia: lords of war -- Libya: the elimination of an eccentric dictator -- Iraq and Syria: the genesis of ISIS -- Conclusion: Is targeted killing really effective in the war on terror?.
9781498526494
Drone aircraft--Government policy--United States.
Targeted killing--Government policy--United States.
Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--United States.
United States--Military policy--History--21st century.
United States--Foreign relations--21st century.
UG1242 .D7 / R579 2016