The war against vague threats: the redefinitions of imminent threat and anticipatory use of force/
BADALIC Vasja
The war against vague threats: the redefinitions of imminent threat and anticipatory use of force/ Vasja Badalic - 2021
This article explores how the United States (US) has redefined the concept of 'imminent threat' in order to relax the rules for anticipatory use of armed force against insurgents. The article focuses on how two new definitions of imminent threat have changed the conduct of specific combat activities, namely, drone strikes and ground combat operations.
DRONE
WAR ON TERROR
USA
IMMINENT THREAT
The war against vague threats: the redefinitions of imminent threat and anticipatory use of force/ Vasja Badalic - 2021
This article explores how the United States (US) has redefined the concept of 'imminent threat' in order to relax the rules for anticipatory use of armed force against insurgents. The article focuses on how two new definitions of imminent threat have changed the conduct of specific combat activities, namely, drone strikes and ground combat operations.
DRONE
WAR ON TERROR
USA
IMMINENT THREAT