Tese submetida para a obtenção do grau de "Master of Arts in Global Security", apresentada à Johns Hopkins University, tendo como orientadores Mark Stout, Sarah O'Byrne. Ficheiro de 2,39 MB em formato PDF (166 p.).

Introduction. Chapter I. The Fallacy of the Global War on Terrorism and the American Culture of Defeat. Literature Review. Section I: A Country Defeated. Section II: Fallacy and Misperception. Section III: Crafting the Anti-narrative. Section IV: Conclusion. Chapter II. Recommendations for the Evolution of American UAV Policy. UAV Background. Literature Review. Section I: Strategic Analysis and Recommendations. Updating the Authorization For Use Of Military Force. UAV Strikes as a part of the Larger U.S. Counter-Terrorism and Foreign Policy. Creating Transparency, Oversight, and International Norms. Section II: Operational Analysis and Recommendations. Creation of a UAV Fusion Center and the move of all UAV strike operations to Department of Defense Jurisdiction. Creating a Targeting Court based off of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Section III: Tactical Analysis and Recommendations. Terminate or Evolve "Signature Strikes". Section IV: Conclusion. Chapter III. Al Qaeda in The Islamic Maghreb: A Threat Analysis. Section I: Defining Terms. Section II: Contextualizing and Analyzing the AQIM Threat. AQIM as a Threat to the Sahel Region. Section III: Conclusion. Conclusion. Bibliography.