What’s New About Drones?
Obligatory picture of a droneCredit: Hizballah In a recent video short (embed doesn’t work) on Andrew Sullivan’s blog, Spencer Ackerman of Danger Room argues that warfare has not fundamentally changed...
View ArticleAckerman: Drones in Yemen Are Part of a War, and That’s Bad
Ackerman may not see drones as part of a “fundamental change” in warfare but he’s not impressed with their employment in Yemen: Undeclared wars are dangerous wars. Questions about goals and resources...
View ArticleDrone Strikes Do Not War Make
Lawfare blogger Ritika Singh courageously posted the entirety of a partly-critical response to her meta-study on drone strike casualties. The response, from Gabor Rona of Human Rights First, makes some...
View ArticleA Rare Defense of Targeted Killing That is Both Well-Argued and Humble
On a note related to my last post, Kenneth Anderson has written the best defense of drone-heavy targeted killing vs. capture that I’ve read. Anderson takes much more care to defend his position than...
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