The war against vague threats: the redefinitions of imminent threat and anticipatory use of force/ Vasja Badalic

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: 2021Subject(s): Online resources: In: Security Dialogue Vol.52, No.2, August 2021. pp. 174-191 (47)Summary: 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.
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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.

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