Drone Warfare

Robocop and Iran

Stephen McGlinchey • Feb 24 2014 • Articles

The 2014 remake of ‘Robocop’ presents lots of interesting talking points for those in the IR community such as the debate over a US war with Iran & the use of killer robots.

Interview – Peter W. Singer

E-International Relations • Dec 30 2013 • Features

Peter W. Singer discusses his forthcoming book Cybersecurity and Cyberwar, global security threats, and how parenthood has changed his perspective of international security.

Superman, Iron Man, Captain Kirk and the Predator Drone Dilemma

Marc DiPaolo • Dec 13 2013 • Articles

The way certain summer blockbusters deal with the topic of drones demonstrates that superhero stories continue to make themselves relevant by commenting upon real-world issues.

Drone Warfare: Defending the Indefensible

Joseph A. Camilleri • Jul 20 2013 • Articles

The Obama administration’s increased reliance on armed drones combines short-term political expediency and long-term technological optimism. Unfortunately this blunts the capacity for wise leadership.

Just War Theory and the Ethics of Drone Warfare

Erich Freiberger • Jul 18 2013 • Articles

Ethics and the Just War tradition can be used to illuminate important questions in a way that clearly shows what is missing in the Obama administration’s approach to the use of drones.

The Limits of Drones, the Law, and Obama

David True • Jun 28 2013 • Articles

There are costs to drones, huge costs that make anything other than their extremely rare use short-sighted. We can only hope that Obama has not learned this lesson too late.

Interview – Nick Pratt

E-International Relations • Jun 27 2013 • Features

Colonel Nick Pratt discuses successful counter-insurgency practices, the Obama administration’s drone program, women terrorists, and future international security threats.

Drones are Justifiable Tools of Warfare

Brian Orend • Jun 26 2013 • Articles

People’s unease with high tech change needs to give way to a more moderate (and finely grained) analysis aided not only by the facts but by the abiding values of just war theory.

Obama, Just War, and Drones

Eric Patterson and Rushad Thomas • Jun 23 2013 • Articles

Drones bring a new meaning to the notion of pilot and blur the distinctions between traditional military personnel and other fighters. Thus, considerable ethical and legal reflection is needed.

“Killer Robots”: Double Standards? Blind Faith?

Michael Aaronson • Jun 7 2013 • Articles

It is strange that we vest in a piece of machinery the moral blame that belongs to humans, and alarming that faith in technology and the power of numbers is leading us down a dangerous path.

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