are driving strategy rather than the other way around." Cronin agrees with Daniel Byman of Georgetown University insofar that drones have inflicted real damage upon al Qaeda. However, "Washington now finds itself in a permanent battle with amorphous and geographically dispersed foe, one with an increasingly marginal connection to the original 9/11 plotters. In this endless contest, the United States risks multiplying its enemies and heightening their incentives to attack the country." See also Targeted Killing in International Law Targeted Killings: Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World Assassination Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter CIA transnational anti-terrorism activities Drone (2014 film) Executive actions of the CIA High-value target Justifiable homicide Kill authorizations Killing Hope Licence to kill (concept) Manhunt (law enforcement) Executive Order 12333 Manhunt (military) Proscription Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions References Further reading This list is in chronological order broken down by publication areas Monographs Anna Goppel (2013): Killing Terrorists. A Moral and Legal Analysis. De Gruyter, Berlin. Jordan, Jenna. 2019. [https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=30621 Leadership Decapitation: Strategic Targeting of Terrorist Organizations. Stanford University Press. Thomas, Ward J. 2001. The Ethics of Destruction: Norms and Force in International Relations. Cornell University Press. Books Jeremy Scahill and The Staff of The Intercept (2016). The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government’s Secret Drone Warfare Program.'' Simon & Schuster. Journals James Igoe Walsh (2018) "The rise of targeted killing," Journal of Strategic Studies, 41:1–2, 143–159 Thomas, Ward J. 2000. "Norms and Security: The Case of International Assassination." International Security, vol. 25. no. 1: 105–133. Newspapers NGOs Government and UN reports Third party briefing papers on the report: Assassinations Central Intelligence Agency Counterterrorism Counterterrorism in the United States Euphemisms Extrajudicial killings by type Homicide International law Law of war National security International terrorism