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Game Of Drones, Mary Ellen O'Connell
Game Of Drones, Mary Ellen O'Connell
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Reviewing three 2015 treatises on Drone War
A Theory of the Drone. By Grègoire Chamayou. Translated by Janet Lloyd. New York, London: The New Press, 2015. Pp. 292. Index. $26.95.
International Law and Drone Strikes in Pakistan: The Legal and Socio-political Aspects. By Sikander Ahmed Shah. London, New York: Routledge, 2015. Pp. viii, 247. Index. $145.
Sudden Justice: America's Secret Drone Wars. By Chris Woods. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2015. Pp. xvi, 386. Index. $27.95.
21st Century Arms Control Challenges: Drones, Cyber Weapons, Killer Robots, And Wmds, Mary Ellen O'Connell
21st Century Arms Control Challenges: Drones, Cyber Weapons, Killer Robots, And Wmds, Mary Ellen O'Connell
Journal Articles
The world faces tough arms control challenges from preventing the development and use of weapons of mass destruction to regulating the new weapons of the computer revolution. This article considers what works in arms control. Using military force in violation of international law to destroy nuclear facilities, to stop weapons shipments, or to punish the use of prohibited weapons typically fails. Diplomacy paired with lawful counter-measures has the superior track record. Reviving the art of diplomacy and re-committing to authentic international law will pay dividends in peace and security.