Title: Drone wars : transforming conflict, law, and policy /
Authors: Bergen, Peter, 1962-; Rothenberg, Daniel
Year: 2015
Subjects: Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles (International law); Afghan War, 2001-2021 Law and legislation.; Afghan War, 2001-2021 Aerial operations.; Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles United States.; Guerres.; Activité militaire.; Droit de la guerre.; Innovations technologiques.; Armes.; Legislation; Military operations, Aerial; Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles; Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles (International law); Drohne; Luftangriff; Militärischer Einsatz; Völkerrecht; Luftkrigföring.; Drönare (luftfarkost); Folkrätt.; Flygoperationer.; Kriget i Afghanistan 2001-; Etats-Unis d'Amérique.; Afghanistan.; Pakistan.; United States
Abstract: "Drone Wars presents a series of essays by legal scholars, journalists, government officials, military analysts, social scientists, and foreign policy experts. It addresses drones' impact on the ground, how their use adheres to and challenges the laws of war, their relationship to complex policy challenges, and the ways they help us understand the future of war. The book is a diverse and comprehensive interdisciplinary perspective on drones that covers important debates on targeted killing and civilian casualties, presents key data on drone deployment, and offers new ideas on their historical development, significance, and impact on law and policy. Drone Wars documents the current state of the field at an important moment in history when new military technologies are transforming how war is practiced by the United States and, increasingly, by other states and by non-state actors around the world."--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Introduction / Peter Bergen and Daniel Rothenberg -- My guards absolutely feared drones : reflections on being held captive for seven months by the Taliban / David Rohde -- The decade of the drone : analyzing CIA drone attacks, casualties, and policy / Peter Bergen and Jennifer Rowland -- Just trust us : the need to know more about the civilian impact of U.S. drone strikes / Sarah Holewinski -- The boundaries of war? Assessing the impact of drone strikes in Yemen / Christopher Swift -- What do Pakistanis really think about drones? / Saba Imtiaz -- It is war at a very intimate level / Drone pilot -- This is not war by machine / Charles Blanchard -- Regulating drones : are targeted killings by drones outside traditional battlefields legal? / William C. Banks -- A move within the shadows : will JSOC's control of drones improve policy? / Naureen Shah.