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President Obama’s Counterterrorism Strategy in the War on Terror

An Assessment

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Authors:
  1. Leonard Cutler

    1. Siena College, NY, USA

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  • Provides a comprehensive legal and political assessment of President Obama's counterterrorism strategy throughout his two terms.

  • Delves into the tangible results of President Obama's counterrorism strategy, including the conflicts Afghanistan and Syria Concludes with an analysis of the outlook for counterrorism strategy under the Trump administration

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Leonard Cutler
    Pages 1-11

  3. Strategic Counterterrorism in Afghanistan

    • Leonard Cutler
    Pages 13-36

  4. Drone Security Policy and Targeted Killing

    • Leonard Cutler
    Pages 37-63

  5. National Defense University Address, 2013 West Point Address, 2014

    • Leonard Cutler
    Pages 65-80

  6. ISIL and Counterterrorism Policy

    • Leonard Cutler
    Pages 81-125

  7. AUMF, Transparency, and the Role of Congress

    • Leonard Cutler
    Pages 127-136

  8. National Security Strategy Report—2015

    • Leonard Cutler
    Pages 137-146

  9. The Outlook Post Obama

    • Leonard Cutler
    Pages 147-166

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 167-192
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This book assesses President Barack Obama's counterterrorism policy as it evolved throughout his presidency, from the expanded use of drones to the controversial decisions regarding the Syrian conflict. President Obama has achieved the dubious distinction of having been the longest continuous war president in American history, and this title explores how Obama pursued and expanded executive war power in key areas, simultaneously committing to a light footprint approach for U.S. military forces and emphasizing the use of drones, targeted killing of terrorists, and training, advising, and assisting local forces to defend themselves from militant groups such as ISIL. It also provides an in-depth analysis of the defining issue of the Obama counterterrorism strategy: Syria, and his refusal to militarily commit to defeat Bashar al-Assad and support Syria’s insurgency. The work concludes with a consideration of counterterrorism policy post-Obama. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Siena College, NY, USA

    Leonard Cutler

About the author

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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