Direct Action and Expediency: The Killing of Qassem SoleimanI
8 INDON. J. INT'l & COMP. L. 55 (2021)
Posted: 10 May 2021
Date Written: January 1, 2021
Abstract
This article examines the notion of national security decisions by the U.S. and its allies over the with a notion of expediency complicating intelligence, legal, and operational decision-making: was killing General Soleimani a legitimate military objective? In conclusion, the author offers a past-is-prologue commentary on how and why expediency can and should be avoided in future national security decision-making.
Keywords: US, Iran Soleimani, Targeted Killing, Assasination, International Law, Targetted Killing, Terrorism, National Security, International Humanitarian Law.
JEL Classification: K1, K33, K42, K49
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