Extraordinary Rendition and U.S. Counterterrorism Policy

Bibliographic Data

ID12980909
AuthorsMark Murray (George Washington University, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume4
Issue3
Pages15-28
Publication date2011-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Strategic Security (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1944-0464 • E-ISSN: 1944-0472
PublisherUniversity of South Florida Libraries (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5038/1944-0472.4.3.2
OpenAlexW2122381329
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited1

This article examines the United States Government policy of extraordinary rendition as a response to terrorism. The paper provides a working definition of the term, outlines why it has become controversial, and uses case studies to examine success and failures of extraordinary rendition in practice. The paper concludes with lessons learned—more specifically, policy amendments—that are necessary to keep extraordinary rendition as a viable tool for the Obama Administration and mitigate political fallout against the United States from both its allies and enemies. This paper argues that extraordinary rendition provides flexibility to policymakers to detain terrorists in cases where an attack may be forthcoming and when other approved legal processes are slow to react. Therefore, instead of ending extraordinary renditions altogether, the United States should reevaluate how it implements the policy on a tactical, operational, and strategic level and amend it based on the recommendations put forward in this article

Administration (probate law · Economics · Flexibility (engineering · Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Management · Political science · Politics · Terrorism · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Public Administration · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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