Document Type
Article
Disciplines
International Law
Abstract
The international interests of the United States currently face an onslaught of unconventional tactics from parties looking to expand their spheres of influence. The international laws of armed conflict, written in the aftermath of World War II, sought to set the parameters of future armed conflicts, but many parties in the modern era have found that not operating within those parameters confers a strategic advantage. Terrorism, warfare via proxies, and cyber attacks are the tools offorce projection in this brave new world. The US. government has come to realize that a conventional military response is of limited effectiveness against these new threats. The threats of the modern era demand a more precise response, and this Note contends that covert operations undertaken under the CIA's authority in Title 50 ofthe U.S. Code can provide that response. In Part I ofthis Note, I set out some of the unconventional forces threatening the national security of the United States and her allies. In Part II, I discuss the domestic and international legalframework underlying covert operations authorized under both Title 50 and Title 10 of the U.S. Code. And in Part III, I outline the increase in cooperation between the military's Joint Special Operations Command and the Central Intelligence Agency, and advocate for the use of Title 50 covert operations to stem the advance ofparties that use unconventional force.
Recommended Citation
Fontanella, Anthony J., "Bringing Out the Small Guns: Title 50 Covert Operations as a Response to Unconventional Threats in the Modern Era" (2015). Connecticut Journal of International Law. 557.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/cjil/557
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