Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1 Introduction; Abstract ; Chapter 2 Strategic Counterterrorism in Afghanistan; Abstract ; Surge and Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan; Afghanistan's Presidential Election of 2014; US Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan; Operation Enduring Freedom to Operation Freedom's Sentinel; The PakistanChina Axis Impact on Afghanistan; The Attack onand Recapture of Kunduz; The Decision to Remain in Afghanistan; Chapter 3 Drone Security Policy and Targeted Killing; Abstract ; Brennan's Yemen Model

The Light Footprint Approach-The Case of YemenThe Role of the Saudi Coalition in Yemen; The USAGulf Cooperation Council Summit; Drone Strikes in North Africa and Asia; The Bureau's Numbers; Recorded US to Date (Through November 2016); Department of Justice White Paper on Targeted Killing; Anwar al-Awlaki; The New York Times V. Department of Justice on Targeted Killing; The United Nations V. ObamaBrennan on Targeted Killing; Drones, Targeted Killing, and Legal Accountability; Chapter 4 National Defense University Address, 2013 West Point Address, 2014; Abstract

Assessment of Obama's NDU AddressJSOC v. CIA Control Over Drone Attacks; Associated Forces and Imminent Threat in NDU Address; West Point Address, 2014; Chapter 5 ISIL and Counterterrorism Policy; Abstract ; US Diplomatic and Military Strategy Against ISIL in the Gulf Region; Short-Term Congressional Action on ISIL; The Fall of Ramadi; The Syria Mess; Secretary Carter's Raqqa, Ramadi, and Raids Strategy; Putin's Coalition Against ISIL in Syria; America's Coalition Against ISIL in Syria; Counter Offensive in Ramadi and Mosul; TurkishUS Coalition Against ISIL in Syria

Chapter 6 AUMF, Transparency, and the Role of CongressAbstract ; AUMF-Repeal or Revision; Obama Administration's AUMF Joint Resolution-2015; Transparency and Reporting Requirements for Counterterrorism Policy; National Security CourtIndependent Public Advocate for FISC; Chapter 7 National Security Strategy Report-2015; Abstract ; Boko Haram, ISIL, and the AUMF; Libya, ISIL, and the AUMF; Chapter 8 The Outlook Post Obama; Abstract ; Afghanistan-not the Perfect Place; Iraq-Avoiding Regional Chaos; Syria-a Crisis with Limited Bad Options; Demolishing or Degrading ISIL; Appendix A

Joint ResolutionA.1 Short Title; A.2 Authorization for Use of United States Armed Forces; A.3 Duration of this Authorization; A.4 Reports; A.5 Associated Persons or Forces Defined; A.6 Repeal of Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Further Reading; Index