Search -
Drones and Targeted Killings: Ethics, Law, Politics
Drones and Targeted Killings Ethics Law Politics Author:Sarah Knuckey (Editor) Drones and Targeted Killings: Ethics, Law, and Politics is a unique collection of sources that reveal the dilemmas, concerns, and issues surrounding the use of drone strikes and targeted killings. The anthology was developed with an understanding that readers need to engage this issue using a variety of resources including speeches, con... more »gressional testimony, news and scholarly articles, and legal briefs that discuss various sides of the debate. An introductory essay offers background and perspective on the issues. The book contains four sections that address some of the key elements of the debate: Are drone strikes and targeted killings effective? Are they ethical? Are the legal? Is there adequate transparency and government accountability?
Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Are They Effective? --
The Efficacy and Ethics of U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy / John O. Brennan --
Why Drones Work: The Case for Washington's Weapon of Choice / Daniel Byman --
The Case for Drones (excerpt) / Kenneth Anderson --
Statement of Farea Al-Muslimi --
How Drones Help Al Qaeda / Ibrahim Mothana --
The United States' Bloody Messes in Yemen / Hooria Mashhour --
My Drone War / Pir Zubair Shah --
Recommendations and Report of the Task Force on US Drone Policy (excerpt) / Stimson Center --
Limiting Armed Drone Proliferation / Sarah Kreps --
pt. 2 Are They Ethical? --
The Predator War: What Are the Risks of the C.I.A.'s Covert Drone Program? / Jane Mayer --
pt. 4 Transparency and Accountability: Efforts and Obstacles --
Remarks by the President at the National Defense University / Barack Obama --
Department of Defense Joint Statement on Law of Armed Conflict, the Use of Military Force and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force --
Joint Letter from NGOs and Human Rights Groups to President Obama on Drone Program --
This Debate Has Been Redacted / Sarah Knuckey --
Do Drones Undermine Democracy? / Peter W. Singer --
Family of Grandmother Killed in US Drone Strike Arrive for Congress Visit / Ryan Devereaux --
Letter to Obama and Hadi on Yemeni Drones / Faisal bin Ali Jaber« less