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Christine Sixta Rinehart is assistant professor of political science at the University of South Carolina Palmetto College.
The use of drone warfare has become a controversial foreign policy weapon to keep the United States safe from further terrorist attacks. This book is an assessment of American targeted killing practices through drone warfare in the Middle East and Africa, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen.
IntroductionChapter 1: Yemen: The BeginningChapter 2: Afghanistan: The Land of the UnconquerableChapter 3: Pakistan: America's Best Ally and Worst EnemyChapter 4: Somalia: Lords of WarChapter 5: Libya: The Elimination of an Eccentric DictatorChapter 6: Iraq and Syria: The Genesis of ISISConclusion: Is Targeted Killing Really Effective in the War on Terror?Bibliography