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Informationen zum Autor Antonia Chayes, former Under Secretary of the US Air Force, is Professor of Practice of International Politics and Law at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Massachusetts. Author of numerous articles, co-author of The New Sovereignty, Chayes has served on several government Commissions and on the Board of United Technologies Corporation. Klappentext This book investigates the legal implications of 'gray area' military operations in counterinsurgency, cyber warfare and the war on terror. Zusammenfassung The US war on terror has redrawn the traditional distinctions between war and peace. In this book! former US Under Secretary of the Air Force Antonia Chayes investigates the impact of 'gray area' warfare on counterinsurgency! counter-terrorism and cyber warfare. She argues that transparency is needed to preserve democratic ideals. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Civil-military relations: from theory to policy; 3. The counterinsurgency dilemma; 4. Civil-military implications: the demands of a counterinsurgency strategy; 5. Legal implications of counterinsurgency: opportunities missed but not lost; 6. Counterterrorism: the unquiet warfare of targeted killings; 7. Civil-military policy issues in targeted killing by UAVs; 8. The legal underpinnings for targeted killing by UAV: framing the issues; 9. Opportunities for stepping forward; 10. Cyber attacks and cyber war: framing the issues; 11. Implications for civil-military relations in cyber attacks and cyber war; 12. Legal implications of cyber attacks and cyber war; 13. International cooperation on training wheels; 14. Conclusion: the end is the beginning.
