Ulrike Franke reviews 4 books on the politics of drones
Ulrike Franke has had an article published in the Spring 2014 edition of Parameters, the US Army War College Quarterly, entitled 'Drones, Drone Strikes, and US Policy: The Politics of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles'.
In the article she reviews four recent publications on drones:
- 'Predators: The CIA’s Drone War on al Qaeda' by Brian Glyn Williams
- 'The Way of the Knife' by Mark Mazzetti
- 'Drone Warfare' by Medea Benjamin
- 'Killing by Remote Control: The Ethics of an Unmanned Military' edited by Bradley Jay Strawser
She writes, "The four books reviewed in this essay are all motivated by the belief that ‘the precipitous increase in drone use we have witnessed over the past few years represents just the beginning of the proliferation and widespread use of UAVs, across many contexts.’ (Bradley Strawser) Disagreement may reign over whether or not this development is positive; however, the authors agree on one point: drones are here to stay."
The full article can be read here: http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/Parameters/issues/Spring_2014/12A_Franke-ReviewEssays.pdf
