America’s Endless Counterterrorism War in Yemen

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• 1. Introduction
• 2. A Theory of Endless War and its Applicability in Yemen
• 3. Evaluating the Threat from AQAP
• 4. Assessing the Clarity and Character of American Objectives
• 5. Assessing the Achievability of American Objectives
• 6. Assessing the Level of War Termination Planning
• 7. Conclusion: Towards A Path Out of Endlessness
• Appendix 1: U.S. Intelligence Community Threat Assessments
• Appendix 2: Presence of Unlimited Objectives in CENTCOM Press Releases Under the Trump Administration