Description
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.
Table of Contents
1. The Fait Accompli War.- 2. The Rise of ISIS.- 3. The Obama Administration and Syria.- 4. The Trump Administration.- 5. Conclusion.
