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Counter-Terrorism from the Obama Administration to President Trump

Caught in the Fait Accompli War

  • Provides a cutting-edge comparative analysis of the Obama and Trump administration’s respective approaches to national security and counter-terrorism

  • Includes interviews with Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University Law Center and a diplomat from a NATO ally

  • Discusses Michael Glennon’s theory of “Double Government” and a security directorate in an attempt to predict the outlines of President Trump’s national security policies

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. The Fait Accompli War

    • Donna G. Starr-Deelen
    Pages 1-17
  3. The Rise of ISIS

    • Donna G. Starr-Deelen
    Pages 19-26
  4. The Obama Administration and Syria

    • Donna G. Starr-Deelen
    Pages 27-31
  5. The Trump Administration

    • Donna G. Starr-Deelen
    Pages 33-54
  6. Conclusion

    • Donna G. Starr-Deelen
    Pages 55-70
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 71-77

About this book

Following up on Donna Starr-Deelen's previous book Presidential Policies on Terrorism: From Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama (Palgrave, 2014), this book compares and contrasts the approach of the Obama administration with the Trump administration regarding national security and counter-terrorism. It provides an overview of counter-terrorism in the Obama era and then moves to the rise of ISIS and the Syrian civil war, ending with an analysis of the new Trump administration's national security policies.



Authors and Affiliations

  • Independent Consultant, Kensington, MD, USA

    Donna G. Starr-Deelen

About the author

Donna G. Starr-Deelen is an Independent Scholar based in the US. She holds a JD from the University of San Diego School of Law, USA, an LLM in International and Comparative Law from Georgetown University Law Center, USA, and a PhD in Peace Studies from the University of Bradford, UK. 


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eBook USD 39.99
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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