Download or read book The Effectiveness of Drone Strikes in Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism Campaigns written by James Igoe Walsh and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States increasingly relies on unmanned aerial vehicles to target insurgent and terrorist groups around the world. This monograph analyzes the available research and evidence that assesses the political and military consequences of drone strikes. It is not clear if drone strikes have degraded their targets, or that they kill enough civilians to create sizable public backlashes against the United States. Drones are a politically and militarily attractive way to counter insurgents and terrorists, but, paradoxically, this may lead to their use in situations where they are less likely to be effective and where there is difficulty in predicting the consequences.
Download or read book The Effectiveness of Drone Strikes in Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism Campaigns written by James Igoe Walsh and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States increasingly relies on unmanned aerial vehicles to target insurgent and terrorist groups around the world. This monograph analyzes the available research and evidence that assesses the political and military consequences of drone strikes. It is not clear if drone strikes have degraded their targets, or that they kill enough civilians to create sizable public backlashes against the United States. Drones are a politically and militarily attractive way to counter insurgents and terrorists, but, paradoxically, this may lead to their use in situations where they are less likely to be effective and where they are difficult to predict consequences.
Download or read book The Effectiveness of Drone Strikes in Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism Campaigns written by James Igoe Walsh and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States increasingly relies on unmanned aerial vehicles to target insurgent and terrorist groups around the world. This monograph analyzes the available research and evidence that assesses the political and military consequences of drone strikes. It is not clear if drone strikes have degraded their targets, or that they kill enough civilians to create sizable public backlashes against the United States. Drones are a politically and militarily attractive way to counter insurgents and terrorists, but, paradoxically, this may lead to their use in situations where they are less likely to be effective and where there is difficulty in predicting the consequences.
Download or read book The Effectiveness of Drone Strikes in Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism Campaigns Enlarged Edition written by Strategic Studies Institute and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States increasingly relies on unmanned aerial vehicles to target insurgent and terrorist groups around the world. This monograph analyzes the available research and evidence that assesses the political and military consequences of drone strikes. It is not clear if drone strikes have degraded their targets, or that they kill enough civilians to create sizable public backlashes against the United States. Drones are a politically and militarily attractive way to counter insurgents and terrorists, but, paradoxically, this may lead to their use in situations where they are less likely to be effective and where they are difficult to predict consequences.
Download or read book The Effectiveness of Drone Strikes in Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism Campaigns written by Strategic Studies Institute and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-10-05 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States increasingly relies on unmanned aerial vehicles-better known as drones-to target insurgent and terrorist groups around the world. Drones have been used in armed conflicts in which the United States is a recognized participant, including the conflicts against insurgent groups in Afghanistan and Iraq, and against government forces in Libya. The United States has also used drones to strike at terrorist and insurgent groups outside of theaters of armed conflict. These include drone strikes that target militants in Pakistan who support al-Qaeda and insurgents operating in Afghanistan, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen, and the al-Shabaab movement in Somalia. The objectives of these campaigns of drone strikes are to punish and to deter insurgent and terrorist organizations. They punish these organizations by killing and creating fear and uncertainty among current members. They also seek to deter insurgents and terrorists from engaging in more violence, as well as to deter others from joining or supporting these movements. While drones have attracted considerable attention, we know little about how effective they are as tools of punishment and deterrence. In particular, it is not clear how, if at all, drones differ from other technologies of violence, what experience with broadly similar technologies in past conflicts suggests will be the likely consequences of drone strikes, and what systematic analysis of the available evidence suggests about the effects of the drone campaigns.
Download or read book EFFECTIVENESS OF DRONE STRIKES IN COUNTERINSURGENCY AND COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGNS written by James Igoe Walsh and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Drone Strikes written by James Igoe Walsh and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States increasingly relies on unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones, to target insurgent and terrorist groups around the world. Drones have a number of advantages that could fundamentally alter how the United States engages in counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism operations. Unmanned aerial systems comprise a rapidly growing portion of the military budget, and have been a long-term interest of Congress. At times, Congress has encouraged the development of such systems; in other instances, it has attempted to rein in or better organise the Department of Defense's efforts. This book discusses the effectiveness of drone strikes in counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism campaigns; and focuses on the military uses of UAS.
Download or read book Drones and the Future of Armed Conflict written by David Cortright and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-03-22 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past decade, armed drones have entered the American military arsenal as a core tactic for countering terrorism. When coupled with access to reliable information, they make it possible to deploy lethal force accurately across borders while keeping one’s own soldiers out of harm’s way. The potential to direct force with great precision also offers the possibility of reducing harm to civilians. At the same time, because drones eliminate some of the traditional constraints on the use of force—like the need to gain political support for full mobilization—they lower the threshold for launching military strikes. The development of drone use capacity across dozens of countries increases the need for global standards on the use of these weapons to assure that their deployment is strategically wise and ethically and legally sound. Presenting a robust conversation among leading scholars in the areas of international legal standards, counterterrorism strategy, humanitarian law, and the ethics of force, Drones and the Future of Armed Conflict takes account of current American drone campaigns and the developing legal, ethical, and strategic implications of this new way of warfare. Among the contributions to this volume are a thorough examination of the American government’s legal justifications for the targeting of enemies using drones, an analysis of American drone campaigns’ notable successes and failures, and a discussion of the linked issues of human rights, freedom of information, and government accountability.
Download or read book Drone Strike Analyzing the Impacts of Targeted Killing written by Mitt Regan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intense debate over US targeted drone strikes outside war zones has been limited by the failure to review and assess a considerable body of quantitative research and qualitative material on the impacts of such strikes on terrorist groups and civilians. This book fills an important gap in the literature by conducting a careful and rigorous review of such evidence. It argues that decisions about the use of targeted strikes as a counterterrorism instrument, as well as legal and ethical evaluations of such use, must be informed by our best understanding of the insights that empirical evidence can provide on the effectiveness of strikes and the costs they impose on populations where they occur.
Download or read book Cultural Politics of Targeted Killing written by Kyle Grayson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The deployment of remotely piloted air platforms (RPAs) - or drones - has become a defining feature of contemporary counter-insurgency operations. Scholarly analysis and public debate has primarily focused on two issues: the legality of targeted killing and whether the practice is effective at disrupting insurgency networks, and the intensive media and activist scrutiny of the policy processes through which targeted killing decisions have been made. While contributing to these ongoing discussions, this book aims to determine how targeted killing has become possible in contemporary counter-insurgency operations undertaken by liberal regimes. Each chapter is oriented around a problematisation that has shaped the cultural politics of the targeted killing assemblage. Grayson argues that in order to understand how specific forms of violence become prevalent, it is important to determine how problematisations that enable them are shaped by a politico-cultural system in which culture operates in conjunction with technological, economic, governmental, and geostrategic elements. The book also demonstrates that the actors involved - what they may be attempting to achieve through the deployment of this form of violence, how they attempt to achieve it, and where they attempt to achieve it - are also shaped by culture. The book demonstrates how the current social relations prevalent in liberal societies contain the potential for targeted killing as a normal rather than extraordinary practice. It will be of great use for academic specialists and graduate students in international studies, geography, sociology, cultural studies and legal studies.
Download or read book Lethal and Legal written by Shima D. Keene and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "While supporters claim that drone warfare is not only legal but ethical and wise, others have suggested that drones are prohibited weapons under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) because they cause, or have the effect of causing, indiscriminate killings of civilians, such as those in the vicinity of a targeted person. The main legal justification made by the Barack Obama Administration for the use of armed drones is self-defense. However, there is ambiguity as to whether this argument can justify a number of recent attacks by the United States. In order to determine the legality of armed drone strikes, other factors such as sovereignty, proportionality, the legitimacy of individual targets, and the methods used for the selection of targets must also be considered. One justification for the ethical landscape is the reduced amount of collateral damage relative to other forms of strike. Real time eyes on target allow last-minute decisions and monitoring for unintended victims, and precise tracking of the target through multiple systems allows further refinements of proportionality. However, this is of little benefit if the definition of 'targets' is itself flawed and encompasses noncombatants and unconnected civilians. This monograph provides a number of specific recommendations intended to ensure that the benefits of drone warfare are weighed against medium- and long-term second order effects in order to measure whether targeted killings are serving their intended purpose of countering terrorism rather than encouraging and fueling it"--Publisher's web site.
Download or read book Rethinking the Drone War written by Lawrence L. Lewis and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2016 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume is a collection of four reports that collectively address these issues by exploring the themes of legitimacy, civilian protection, and national security interests. They address questions in the modern counterterrorism context.This volume provides concrete recommendations for policy makers as well as military commanders, a number of which have, since the time of its writing, been incorporated into the recent U.S. policy guidelines related to civilian casualties. Although this volume focuses specifically on current counterterrorism practices, its analysis, frameworks, and conclusions can be applied in varying degrees to emerging technologies as well. These considerations can help a government ensure that its use of force is not only effective, but also responsible and consonant with its larger interests."--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Three If by Drone written by Jon William Pearce and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Overall, I have shown that the substantial increase in U.S. drone strikes are contributing to an increase in the successfulness of terrorist attacks, the number of those killed, wounded, and the immense increase in property damages where terrorists strike. At this time it remains relatively safe to conclude that where the U.S. assumes that its UAV strike programs are diminishing a global terror threat, they are merely increasing the support base from which the targeted insurgency recruits from and in turn escalating the likelihood that successful terrorist attacks on a global scale will emanate from regions where drone strikes have intensified over time such as Pakistan. Despite the U.S. military and CIA claims that drone strikes are effective at removing high value terror threats, there remains a great discrepancy. Targeted killings remove the individual, but do little in reducing overall insurgent mobilization associated with terror attacks in the region where drone strikes occur." -- Page 102, Conclusion.
Download or read book A Holistic Strategy Examining How Armed Drone Strikes Interact with Other Elements of National Power Predator and Reaper Uav Usage in Yemen and Somalia Counterterrorism Operations written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-04 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armed drones, technically known as MQ-1B Predators and MQ-9 Reapers, have become a preferred tool in U.S. counterterrorism operations. The use of armed drones in counterterrorism strategy, however, has spurred worldwide debate over the morality, legality, accountability, and effectiveness of the campaigns. Despite the concerns and debates about the armed drone programs, the armed drone campaigns will likely not only continue but also expand in the future. The purpose of this thesis is to explain how the application of armed drone strikes in fragile states has interacted with other elements of national power to achieve the objectives defined in the United States' counterterrorism strategy. The research examines what the United States conducted in fragile states in terms of diplomatic, information, military-other than drone strikes-and economic instruments of national power to achieve the objectives outlined in the United States' counterterrorism strategy. Using Yemen and Somalia as case studies, this thesis shows that armed drones do interact positively with other elements of national power, but the employment of all instruments falls short of meeting the U.S. objectives for the countries. Incidentally, the failures do not result from the use of armed drones but from a misuse in some of the other instruments of national power. I. INTRODUCTION * A. ARMED DRONES AS A WEAPON IN COUNTERTERRORISM * B. MAJOR RESEARCH QUESTION * C. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH QUESTION * D. LITERATURE REVIEW * 1. Counterterrorism: Definition and Approaches * 2. The Right Design for U.S. Strategy * 3. Issues Surrounding the Use of Drones * E. POTENTIAL EXPLANATIONS AND HYPOTHESES * F. RESEARCH DESIGN * G. THESIS OVERVIEW * II. THE UNITED STATES' CLAIMED HOLISTIC APPROACH TO COUNTERTERRORISM * A. DIRECTION FROM THE TOP: THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY AND NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY * 1. 2010 National Security Strategy * 2. 2015 National Security Strategy * 3. United States' Counterterrorism Strategy * B. DIPLOMATIC * 1. 2010 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review * 2. 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review * C. INFORMATION * 1. 2009 National Framework for Strategic Communication * D. MILITARY * 1. 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review * 2. 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review * 3. 2015 National Military Strategy * E. ECONOMIC * 1. 2011 Development Response to Violent Extremism and Insurgency. * F. CONCLUSION * III. YEMEN * A. BACKGROUND ON YEMEN, AQAP, AND THE U.S. GOALS FOR THE COUNTRY * B. MILITARY * 1. Drone Strikes * 2. Security Cooperation * 3. Analysis * C. DIPLOMATIC * 1. Analysis * D. ECONOMIC * 1. Analysis * E. INFORMATION * 1. Analysis * F. SUMMARY * IV. SOMALIA * A. INTRODUCTION * 1. U.S. Involvement, Growth of Al-Shabaab, and Involvement of Neighbors * B. MILITARY * 1. Drone Strikes * 2. Security Cooperation * 3. Analysis * C. DIPLOMATIC * 1. Analysis * D. ECONOMIC * 1. Analysis * E. INFORMATION * 1. Analysis * F. SUMMARY * V. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS * A. INSTRUMENT OF POWER: MILITARY * B. INSTRUMENT OF POWER: DIPLOMATIC * C. INSTRUMENT OF POWER: ECONOMIC * D. INSTRUMENT OF POWER: INFORMATION * VI. CONCLUSION * A. YEMEN * B. SOMALIA * C. INFORMATION TREND * D. ANALYSIS OF HYPOTHESES
Download or read book Sudden Justice written by Chris Woods (Journalist) and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sudden Justice explores the secretive history of the United States' use of armed drones and their key role not only on today's battlefields, but also in a covert targeted killng project that has led to the deaths of thousands.
Download or read book Death by Drone written by Amrit Singh and published by Open Society Institute. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2013, President Obama promised that before any U.S. drone strike, "there must be near-certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured." Death by Drone questions whether he has kept that promise. The report casts serious doubt on whether the United States' "near-certainty" standard is being met on the ground, and whether the U.S. is complying with international law. The nine case studies documented in this report provide credible evidence that U.S. airstrikes have killed and injured Yemeni civilians. These incidents include a drone strike that killed 12 people, including a pregnant woman and three children, and another in which the U.S. struck a house containing 19 people, including women and children.
Download or read book Leadership Decapitation written by Jenna Jordan and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the central pillars of US counterterrorism policy is that capturing or killing a terrorist group's leader is effective. Yet this pillar rests more on a foundation of faith than facts. In Leadership Decapitation, Jenna Jordan examines over a thousand instances of leadership targeting—involving groups such as Hamas, al Qaeda, Shining Path, and ISIS—to identify the successes, failures, and unintended consequences of this strategy. As Jordan demonstrates, group infrastructure, ideology, and popular support all play a role in determining how and why leadership decapitation succeeds or fails. Taking heed of these conditions is essential to an effective counterterrorism policy going forward.
