Borderless Wars Civil Military Disorder and Legal Uncertainty [Paperback]

This book investigates the legal implications of 'gray area' military operations in counterinsurgency, cyber warfare and the war on terror.The U.S. war on terror has redrawn the traditional distinctions between war and peace. In this book, former U.S. 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.The U.S. war on terror has redrawn the traditional distinctions between war and peace. In this book, former U.S. 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.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.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. Col£ã