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Drone Warfare (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780745680989)
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xChoice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015
One of the most significant and controversial developments in contemporary warfare is the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as drones. In the last decade, US drone strikes have more than doubled and their deployment is transforming the way wars are fought across the globe. But how did drones claim such an important role in modern military planning? And how are they changing military strategy and the ethics of war and peace? What standards might effectively limit their use? Should there even be a limit?
Drone warfare is the first book to engage fully with the political, legal, and ethical dimensions of UAVs. In it, political scientist Sarah Kreps and philosopher John Kaag discuss the extraordinary expansion of drone programs from the Cold War to the present day and their so-called �effectiveness� in conflict zones. Analysing the political implications of drone technology for foreign and domestic policy as well as public opinion, the authors go on to examine the strategic position of the United States - by far the world�s most prolific employer of drones - to argue that US military supremacy could be used to enshrine a new set of international agreements and treaties aimed at controlling the use of UAVs in the future.
Author: John Kaag, Sarah Kreps
ISBN-10: 0745680984
ISBN-13: 9780745680989
Publisher: Polity Press
Language: English
Published: 08/11/2014
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.80d
Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2015 pg. 1588
One of the most significant and controversial developments in contemporary warfare is the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as drones. In the last decade, US drone strikes have more than doubled and their deployment is transforming the way wars are fought across the globe. But how did drones claim such an important role in modern military planning? And how are they changing military strategy and the ethics of war and peace? What standards might effectively limit their use? Should there even be a limit?
Drone warfare is the first book to engage fully with the political, legal, and ethical dimensions of UAVs. In it, political scientist Sarah Kreps and philosopher John Kaag discuss the extraordinary expansion of drone programs from the Cold War to the present day and their so-called �effectiveness� in conflict zones. Analysing the political implications of drone technology for foreign and domestic policy as well as public opinion, the authors go on to examine the strategic position of the United States - by far the world�s most prolific employer of drones - to argue that US military supremacy could be used to enshrine a new set of international agreements and treaties aimed at controlling the use of UAVs in the future.
Author: John Kaag, Sarah Kreps
ISBN-10: 0745680984
ISBN-13: 9780745680989
Publisher: Polity Press
Language: English
Published: 08/11/2014
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.80d
Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2015 pg. 1588
By John Kaag
xSarah Kreps is Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Cornell University.
John Kaag is professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachussetts, Lowell.
John Kaag is professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachussetts, Lowell.
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