Effects of UAVs on Interstate Relationships: A Case Study of U.S. Relations With Pakistan and Yemen - UAS, Drones, al-Qaeda, AQAP, Saudi Arabia, Arab Spring, Anwar al-Awlaki, Collateral Damage

Nonfiction, History, Military, Aviation, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: Progressive Management ISBN: 9781311736284
Publisher: Progressive Management Publication: March 21, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Progressive Management
ISBN: 9781311736284
Publisher: Progressive Management
Publication: March 21, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this unique book investigates how the use of UAVs as part of the counter-terrorism campaigns in Yemen and Pakistan has affected U.S. relations with those countries and whether the current arrangements are the best policies to combat terrorism in these countries.

In the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States of America embarked upon a major counter-terrorism campaign against al Qaeda and its affiliates. The conflict has involved ground combat operations in Afghanistan, as well as ancillary actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. In all of these theaters, the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has increased dramatically; in recent years, armed UAVs have been used to conduct strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. The rapid growth of UAV operations shows no sign of slowing, and the implications of their use need to be continually examined if the United States wishes to achieve its policy objectives in Pakistan and Yemen. Comparing these cases will help bring together knowledge gained in studying each case separately.

CHAPTER I * INTRODUCTION * A. RISE OF THE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE * B. PROBLEM STATEMENT * C. POTENTIAL EXPLANATIONS AND HYPOTHESIS * D. RESEARCH DESIGN * CHAPTER II * UNITED STATES UAV POLICY * A. THE 2001 AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE * B. UNDERSTANDING THE SELF-DEFENSE ARGUMENT * C. UAVS OR SOLDIERS? * CHAPTER III * YEMEN AND AL QAEDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA * A. HISTORY AND BACKGROUND * B. AL QAEDA IN YEMEN * 1. USS Cole Bombing * 2. The First Strike * C. AQAP, SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UNITED STATES * D. THE ARAB SPRING AND POLITICAL TRANSITION * E. U.S. FOREIGN AID AND MILITARY SUPPORT TO YEMEN * F. THE CASE OF ANWAR AL-AWLAKI * G. COLLATERAL DAMAGE EFFECTS * H. SUMMARY * CHAPTER IV * PAKISTAN * A. THE UNITED STATES' ON AND OFF RELATIONSHIP WITH PAKISTAN .. * 1. Initial U.S.-Pakistan Relations * 2. Jihad as a Pakistani Political Tool * 3. The United States, Pakistan, and Afghanistan in the 1980s * 4. Rise of the Taliban and Nuclear Troubles * B. POST 9/11 PAK-U.S. RELATIONSHIP: BUSINESS AS USUAL * 1. The Significance of the FATA * 2. The Strikes Increase in FATA * 3. Collateral Damage and Domestic Reprisals * 4. Goodwill Killings? * 5. Neptune's Spear * 6. U.S. Aid to Pakistan * C. SUMMARY * CHAPTER V * CASE COMPARISON AND ANALYSIS A. COMPARING THE CASES: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES * 1. Governance * 2. Regional Issues * 3. Aid and Economies * 4. Tribal Areas * B. EVALUATING U.S. POLICIES * 1. Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency * 2. Degrading Al Qaeda * C. OBSERVATIONS ABOUT UAVS * CHAPTER VI * CONCLUSION * LIST OF REFERENCES

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Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this unique book investigates how the use of UAVs as part of the counter-terrorism campaigns in Yemen and Pakistan has affected U.S. relations with those countries and whether the current arrangements are the best policies to combat terrorism in these countries.

In the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States of America embarked upon a major counter-terrorism campaign against al Qaeda and its affiliates. The conflict has involved ground combat operations in Afghanistan, as well as ancillary actions in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. In all of these theaters, the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has increased dramatically; in recent years, armed UAVs have been used to conduct strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. The rapid growth of UAV operations shows no sign of slowing, and the implications of their use need to be continually examined if the United States wishes to achieve its policy objectives in Pakistan and Yemen. Comparing these cases will help bring together knowledge gained in studying each case separately.

CHAPTER I * INTRODUCTION * A. RISE OF THE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE * B. PROBLEM STATEMENT * C. POTENTIAL EXPLANATIONS AND HYPOTHESIS * D. RESEARCH DESIGN * CHAPTER II * UNITED STATES UAV POLICY * A. THE 2001 AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE * B. UNDERSTANDING THE SELF-DEFENSE ARGUMENT * C. UAVS OR SOLDIERS? * CHAPTER III * YEMEN AND AL QAEDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA * A. HISTORY AND BACKGROUND * B. AL QAEDA IN YEMEN * 1. USS Cole Bombing * 2. The First Strike * C. AQAP, SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UNITED STATES * D. THE ARAB SPRING AND POLITICAL TRANSITION * E. U.S. FOREIGN AID AND MILITARY SUPPORT TO YEMEN * F. THE CASE OF ANWAR AL-AWLAKI * G. COLLATERAL DAMAGE EFFECTS * H. SUMMARY * CHAPTER IV * PAKISTAN * A. THE UNITED STATES' ON AND OFF RELATIONSHIP WITH PAKISTAN .. * 1. Initial U.S.-Pakistan Relations * 2. Jihad as a Pakistani Political Tool * 3. The United States, Pakistan, and Afghanistan in the 1980s * 4. Rise of the Taliban and Nuclear Troubles * B. POST 9/11 PAK-U.S. RELATIONSHIP: BUSINESS AS USUAL * 1. The Significance of the FATA * 2. The Strikes Increase in FATA * 3. Collateral Damage and Domestic Reprisals * 4. Goodwill Killings? * 5. Neptune's Spear * 6. U.S. Aid to Pakistan * C. SUMMARY * CHAPTER V * CASE COMPARISON AND ANALYSIS A. COMPARING THE CASES: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES * 1. Governance * 2. Regional Issues * 3. Aid and Economies * 4. Tribal Areas * B. EVALUATING U.S. POLICIES * 1. Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency * 2. Degrading Al Qaeda * C. OBSERVATIONS ABOUT UAVS * CHAPTER VI * CONCLUSION * LIST OF REFERENCES

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