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Chris Agius

Chris Agius. Democratising Warfare? Drones and security. Democratising Warfare? Drones and security. Rise of the drones. From the ‘defecating duck’ to the Predator Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs) – ranging in size and capability

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Chris Agius

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  1. Chris Agius • Democratising Warfare? Drones and security

  2. Democratising Warfare? Drones and security • Rise of the drones From the ‘defecating duck’ to the Predator Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs) – ranging in size and capability Controlled by humans but becoming increasingly automated Known drone stocks held by US, UK, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy and Turkey (no data available on China and Russia) Used in various forms since First World War, and more recently as a counter-terrorism method to strike ‘high value targets’ in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia

  3. Democratising Warfare? Drones and security • Problematising drones Domestic and military uses: drones as a ‘force for good?’ Impact on warfare and the democratisation of warfare? Ethics and legality of drone use

  4. Democratising Warfare? Drones and security • Focus of research Impact on sovereignty, practices of security and violence in the international system Discourses surrounding drones What is made permissible? Seduction of the lesser evil (as choice but also as a fetishization or reliance on technology for political problems)

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