Location
Military and Diplomacy
Level of Education
Undergraduate
Secondary Session
Global Issues & Challenges
Keywords
Counterterrorism, ineffective, ISIS, strategies
Presenter Names and Speeches.
Ann Melise Mullins
Abstract
This research paper will explore the strategies of the U.S. when it comes to counterterrorism measures in the Middle East. It will also be exploring the aspects of the strategy that have been ineffective and counterproductive. The current U.S. Counterterrorism strategy in Iraq and Syria is counterproductive to its defined objectives in light of several fundamental elements: the significant U.S. military presence in the region, ineffectual U.S. security programs, and robust financial backing of ISIS by state sponsors of terrorism. The primary sources used throughout this research are listed the following: the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Department of Defense, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Department of State. The hypothesis for this research topic is that the U.S. counterterrorism measures in the Middle East, specifically Iraq and Syria, are ineffective. The research question explored throughout this paper is whether there is substantial evidence to prove the disparities between U.S. counterterrorism measures in Iraq and Syria.
Included in
International Relations Commons, Near and Middle Eastern Studies Commons, Policy History, Theory, and Methods Commons, Terrorism Studies Commons
The Ineffectiveness of the U.S. Strategy for Countering Terrorism in Iraq and Syria
Military and Diplomacy
This research paper will explore the strategies of the U.S. when it comes to counterterrorism measures in the Middle East. It will also be exploring the aspects of the strategy that have been ineffective and counterproductive. The current U.S. Counterterrorism strategy in Iraq and Syria is counterproductive to its defined objectives in light of several fundamental elements: the significant U.S. military presence in the region, ineffectual U.S. security programs, and robust financial backing of ISIS by state sponsors of terrorism. The primary sources used throughout this research are listed the following: the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Department of Defense, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Department of State. The hypothesis for this research topic is that the U.S. counterterrorism measures in the Middle East, specifically Iraq and Syria, are ineffective. The research question explored throughout this paper is whether there is substantial evidence to prove the disparities between U.S. counterterrorism measures in Iraq and Syria.
