US Drone Strikes
Warfare Evolved: Drone Swarms
The advent of drones may have revolutionized modern warfare, but the disruptions are only getting started.
Batteries Not Included: Will Armed Drones Soon Have Perpetual-Flight Capacity?
New technologies are paving the way for weaponized drones that can remain in the sky indefinitely.
US Not Suspending its Killing Program in Pakistan
The lull in US drone strikes in Pakistan was just that – a brief pause, not a policy shift.
First Use of “Killer Robot” in US History Raises Ethical and Legal Questions
The use of a robot to kill Dallas police shooter Micah Xavier is raising questions about how police forces deploy new technologies.
Pakistan in the US, the US in Pakistan: Self-Denial is the Biggest Threat to World Peace
Warped views on both sides of the bilateral equation are acting as a destabilizing force.
Targeted Killings, Drones, and the Myth of Precision
Though it might seem otherwise, drone strikes aren’t the only tactical option for counterterrorism operations.
The Strike that Rattled US-Pakistan Relations
The Geopoliticalmonitor’s Zachary Fillingham examines the impact of Hakimullah Mehsud’s death on US-Pakistan relations, as well as the prospects for a negotiated peace between Islamabad and the Pakistan Taliban.
Moving Towards the “Unmanned War”
Examining the US military's slow but steady movement towards unmanned platforms.
Pakistani Foreign Policy and the Test of New Elections
What's at stake in Pakistan's upcoming elections?
Drone Strike Strategic Blowback
Last week, a UN investigator called on the Obama administration to provide legal justification for its ever-expanding drone war in Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan.