Borderless Wars: Civil Military Disorder and Legal Uncertainty
In 2011, Nasser Al-Awlaki, a terrorist on the U.S. "kill list" in Yemen,
was targeted by the CIA. A week later, a military strike killed his
son. The following year, the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan resigned,
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 Department of Homeland Security defends
against cyber threats and civilian contractors work in paramilitary
roles abroad, the legal boundaries of war demand to be outlined. In
this book, former Under Secretary of the Air Force Antonia Chayes
examines these new "gray areas" in counterinsurgency, counter-terrorism,
and cyber warfare. Her innovative solutions for role definition and
transparency will establish new guidelines in a rapidly evolving
military-legal environment.
