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Author: Marcel Reymond Publisher: GRIN Verlag ISBN: 3656298343 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 20
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Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Politics - Region: USA, grade: A-, Webster University (International Relations), course: The United States and its drone program in Pakistan, language: English, abstract: The United States of America’s current lethal drone policy is still shrouded in mystery and complexity: little official information is accessible to the public. This document, therefore, could only raise a certain number of issues. If there were a document detailing the said policy, it could not be found. This paper has had to rely on other various sources to expose the policy elements. It focuses on the war theater in Pakistan/Afghanistan and the drone policy’s lethal elements. Firstly, the paper will delve into the development of the U.S. drone program and the controversial use of an automatized lethal process. Secondly, it will consider elements from the political sphere that shaped the current policy. Thirdly, it will analyze the implication of public opinion in Pakistan and the U.S. Fourthly, the paper will highlight a few of the legal aspects that influenced the drone policy before drawing a conclusion. The most discussed element influencing the drone policy of the U.S has been freely interpreted as the information relating to the matter remains scarce and mostly unofficial. What looked, at first, like a classic security versus democracy dilemma added to a member of the U.S. intelligence community seemingly out of control, a Department of Defense (DoD) with hardly any oversight, gave rise, surprisingly, to a quite controlled but executive branch driven process. One cannot ascertain however whether the safeguards in place, were operative and respected whilst the lethal drone program was progressing.
Author: Marcel Reymond Publisher: GRIN Verlag ISBN: 3656298343 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 20
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Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Politics - Region: USA, grade: A-, Webster University (International Relations), course: The United States and its drone program in Pakistan, language: English, abstract: The United States of America’s current lethal drone policy is still shrouded in mystery and complexity: little official information is accessible to the public. This document, therefore, could only raise a certain number of issues. If there were a document detailing the said policy, it could not be found. This paper has had to rely on other various sources to expose the policy elements. It focuses on the war theater in Pakistan/Afghanistan and the drone policy’s lethal elements. Firstly, the paper will delve into the development of the U.S. drone program and the controversial use of an automatized lethal process. Secondly, it will consider elements from the political sphere that shaped the current policy. Thirdly, it will analyze the implication of public opinion in Pakistan and the U.S. Fourthly, the paper will highlight a few of the legal aspects that influenced the drone policy before drawing a conclusion. The most discussed element influencing the drone policy of the U.S has been freely interpreted as the information relating to the matter remains scarce and mostly unofficial. What looked, at first, like a classic security versus democracy dilemma added to a member of the U.S. intelligence community seemingly out of control, a Department of Defense (DoD) with hardly any oversight, gave rise, surprisingly, to a quite controlled but executive branch driven process. One cannot ascertain however whether the safeguards in place, were operative and respected whilst the lethal drone program was progressing.
Author: Waseem Zeab Khan Publisher: EduPedia Publications ISBN: 1511743573 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 85
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The drone attacks started in Pakistan in 2004 under the Bush presidency, and are still operating, targeting the so-called ‘High value’ targets. But the high value targets are not achieved, but the local Taliban, and many civilians are being killed in these covert drone strikes. It is noteworthy that, Obama administration has increased these drone strikes in Pakistan as compared to that of Bush administration. President Obama has adopted the policy of ‘to kill and not to capture’ to pursue the high value targets or al-Qaeda members which have taken asylum in some areas of Pakistan. But this policy had caused many civilian casualties, and also destroyed the Pakistan’s sovereignty. The covert drone strikes in Pakistan are conducted by CIA which is not the part of the US army. Many innocent civilians are being killed in these covert drone strikes. Besides loss of life, many people in the drone affected areas had lost their houses and shops in these covert drone strikes. It has been established by many independent research organizations that the covert drone operations cause the civilian casualties, but CIA and the US government has rejected this notion, and the US presidency has shrouded the CIA’s covert drone operations, killing civilians, from congress and courts. The news agencies in the US are given orders, not to show the civilian casualties as it could cause hatred of American people against the US government. This is so because the US government does not want to lose support of its people.
Author: Imdad Ullah Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000372359 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 119
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This book analyses the US drone attacks against terrorists in Pakistan to assess whether the ‘pre-emptive’ use of combat drones to kill terrorists is ever legally justified. Exploring the doctrinal discourse of pre-emption vis-à-vis the US drone attacks against terrorists in Pakistan, the book shows that the debate surrounding this discourse encapsulates crucial tensions between the permission and limits of the right of self-defence. Drawing from the long history of God-given and man-made laws of war, this book employs positivism as a legal frame to explore and explain the doctrine of pre-emption and analyses the doctrine of the state’s rights to self-defence as it stretches into pre-emptive or preventive use of force. The book investigates why the US chose the recourse to pre-emption through the use of combat drones in the ‘war on terror’ and whether there is a potential future for the pre-emption of terrorism through combat drones. The author argues that the policy to ‘kill first’ is easy to adopt however, any disregard for the web of legal requirements surrounding the policy has the potential to undercut the legal claims of an armed act. The book enables the framing and analysis of such controversies in legal terms as opposed to a choice between law and policy. An examination of the legal dilemma concerning drone warfare, this book will be of interest to academics in the field International Relations, Asian Politics, South Asian Studies and Security Studies, in particular global security law, new wars and emerging technologies of warfare.
Author: Robert Donaldson Publisher: ISBN: Category : Military weapons (International law) Languages : en Pages : 105
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"In response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the US has been conducting covert targeted killing operations against al-Qaeda, the Taliban and other associated forces located in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Using remotely piloted aircraft, also known as drones, the US has been able to bring lethal justice to those responsible for the 9/11 attacks by killing America's enemies in this territory in northwestern Pakistan, and with much tactical success. One report has noted that since 2004, more than 550 alleged terrorists have been killed by US drone strikes to include the infamous leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud. Lauded by politicians and loathed by our enemies, American drones have offered quick strikes, and measurable results, all under a blanket of secrecy. Despite the tactical success and political embrace of the covert drone strike program, however, there is evidence to suggest that their employment has come at the greater expense of violating international legal standards that regulate a state's use of lethal force. America's drone strike policy comes in the face of intense US criticism that has likened American drone strikes to terrorist acts themselves, and extrajudicial killings, assassinations in violation of international law. Despite the public outcry from the international commun ity, to date the US has failed to articulate in any detail satisfying to its critics the lawfulness of its actions. The stepped up pace of American drone strikes coupled with the international criticism, in the face of American silence, on the lawfulness of its actions has made the legal analysis of US drone strikes in Pakistan's FATA that more pressing. This study comprises a look at the international laws that are implicated by US drone strikes in Pakistan's FATA. These laws include Human Rights Law, the law of interstate force, and International Humanitarian Law. The American drone strikes in Pakistan have been evaluated for their compliance with these legal standards and the conclusion is that the US drone strikes in Pakistan are unlawful. Such violations have negative implications on the future of America's relations with the international community"--Abstract.
Author: Lawrence L. Lewis Publisher: Government Printing Office ISBN: 9780997317435 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 260
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"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.
Author: Eike Christian Behrensen Publisher: GRIN Verlag ISBN: 3668526532 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 29
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Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: 1.0, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, language: English, abstract: Since as early as 2004 the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been conducting drone strikes in Pakistan. The declared targets are terrorists and militants present in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). When asked about these drone strikes in Pakistan, the United States Government claims, that “there hasn’t been a single collateral death because of the exceptional proficiency, precision of the capabilities we’ve been able to develop.” At the same time, according to widely cited databases, compiled by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism 424 to 969 civilians have been killed in U.S. drone strikes. It has to be noted that for years, the US Government did not publically admit to conducting drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen or Somalia. This is due to the fact that strikes in these countries are not conducted by the US Military, but rather by the CIA. The majority of the information revolving around these strikes is classified and not accessible to the public. How targets are chosen, what the official policy on civilian casualties is, or how many strikes were actually conducted is unknown. Much of the information concerning government perspectives, policies and programs comes from anonymous sources, who have leaked data to major news outlets. The first chapter will focus on the main area where these drone strikes are conducted, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. The area will be introduced to the reader and a historic context for the present conflict and struggle will be given. The specifics of the US drone program will be outlined in the second chapter. Like already mentioned, much on the information regarding the program and conducted strikes is classified. Nevertheless, with the publically available information an overview will be given. The third chapter will provide essential information on the impact of drone strikes on Pakistani civilians, which is necessary to answer the research question “How have US Drone Strikes impacted Pakistani Civilians?” To deepen the understanding of the correlation between drone strikes and subsequent terrorist attacks, which cause additional hardship in the civilian population, strike data will be analyzed in the fourth chapter. The report will conclude in the fifth chapter, where a final overview on the topic will be given and the research question stated earlier will be answered with the gained information [...]
Author: Micah Zenko Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations ISBN: 0876095449 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 53
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Douglas Dillon Fellow Micah Zenko analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.
Author: Jeremy Scahill Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1501144154 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 256
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“A searing, facts-driven indictment of America’s drone wars and their implications for US democracy and foreign policy. A must-read for concerned citizens” (Library Journal, starred review) from bestselling author Jeremy Scahill and his colleagues at the investigative website The Intercept. Drones are a tool, not a policy. The policy is assassination. But drone strikes often kill people other than the intended target. These deaths, which have included women and children, dwarf the number of actual combatants who have been assassinated by drones. They have generated anger toward the United States among foreign populations and have even become a recruiting tool for jihadists. The first drone strike outside a declared war zone was conducted more than twelve years ago, but it was not until May 2013 that the White House released a set of standards and procedures for conducting such strikes. However, there was no explanation of the internal process used to determine whether a suspect should be killed without being indicted or tried, even if that suspect is an American citizen. The implicit message of the Obama administration has been: Trust, but don’t verify. The Assassination Complex reveals stunning details of the government’s secretive drone warfare program based on documents supplied by a confidential source in the intelligence community. These documents make it possible to begin the long-overdue debate about the policy of drone warfare and how it is conducted. The Assassination Complex allows us to understand at last the circumstances under which the US government grants itself the right to sentence individuals to death without the established checks and balances of arrest, trial, and appeal—“readers will be left in no doubt that drone warfare affronts morality and the Constitution” (Kirkus Reviews).
Author: Christine Sixta Rinehart Publisher: Lexington Books ISBN: 1498526489 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 197
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The United States has repeatedly used drones to kill terrorists in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen in an effort to decrease terrorism and the vitality of terrorist groups. Targeted killing through the use of drones has become a foreign policy weapon to keep the United States safe from further terrorist attacks. However, it is suspected that these killings has actually led to an increase in terrorist group recruitment, terrorist attacks, and empathy for the terrorist group from the local population in addition to several other unwanted repercussions. The two part research question this book attempts to answer is, “What is the effect of drone targeted killing on Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen? And is it a successful method in the War on Terror?”
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