Counter-Terrorism from the Obama Administration to President Trump - Caught in the Fait Accompli War

Following up on Donna Starr-Deelen's previous book Presidential Policies on Terrorism: From Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama (Palgrave, 2014), this book compares and contrasts the approach of the Obama administration with the Trump administration regarding national security and counter-terrorism. It provides an overview of counter-terrorism in the Obama era and then moves to the rise of ISIS and the Syrian civil war, ending with an analysis of the new Trump administration's national security policies.

List of contents

1. The Fait Accompli War.- 2. The Rise of ISIS.- 3. The Obama Administration and Syria.- 4. The Trump Administration.- 5. Conclusion.

About the author

Donna G. Starr-Deelen is an Independent Scholar based in the US. She holds a JD from the University of San Diego School of Law, USA, an LLM in International and Comparative Law from Georgetown University Law Center, USA, and a PhD in Peace Studies from the University of Bradford, UK. 

Summary

Following up on Donna Starr-Deelen's previous book Presidential Policies on Terrorism: From Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama (Palgrave, 2014), this book compares and contrasts the approach of the Obama administration with the Trump administration regarding national security and counter-terrorism. It provides an overview of counter-terrorism in the Obama era and then moves to the rise of ISIS and the Syrian civil war, ending with an analysis of the new Trump administration's national security policies.

Product details

• Authors: Donna G Starr-Deelen, Donna G. Starr-Deelen
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9783319697567
• ISBN: 978-3-31-969756-7
• No. of pages: 77
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 217 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 215 g
• Illustrations: VII, 77 p.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; C, Amerika, Krieg und Verteidigung, Politik und Staat, Political Science, Terrorismus, bewaffneter Kampf, International Relations, foreign policy, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Terrorism, armed struggle, auseinandersetzen, Political Science and International Studies, United States of America, USA, Terrorism, Political Violence, Politics and war, Military and Defence Studies, US Politics, United States—Politics and government, Terrorism and Political Violence