Drone Wars: Transforming Conflect, Law and Policy

Drones are the iconic military technology of today's most pressing conflicts. They have captured the public imagination, partly because they project lethal force in a manner that challenges accepted norms and moral understandings. In Drone Wars Peter Bergen and Daniel Rothenberg, the co-chairs of New America and Arizona State University's joint Future of War project present a series of essays by legal scholars, journalists, government officials, military analysts, social scientists, and foreign policy experts that address drones' impact on the ground, how their use adheres to and challenges the laws of war, their relationship to complex policy challenges, and the ways they help us understand the future of war. Part 1 of 2 - 'What is Drone Warfare and How Did it Come to Be?' featuring Konstantin Kakaes, 2013 Future Tense Fellow, Contributor, Drone Wars; Christopher Swift, Adjunct Professor of National Security Studies, Georgetown University, Attorney, Foley & Lardner, LLP, Contributor, Drone Wars; Michael G. Waltz Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Special Forces (Reserves Component) Senior Fellow, International Security Program; Daniel Rothenberg, Co-Chair, Future of War Project, Co-Editor, Drone Wars. Part 2 of 2 - 'The Law and Ethics of Drone Warfare' featuring Rosa Brooks, Senior Fellow, New America, Former Counselor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Contributor, Drone Wars; Tara McKelvey, Features Writer, BBC News, Contributor, Drone Wars; Peter W. Singer, Strategist and Senior Fellow, New America, Contributor, Drone Wars; Daniel Rothenberg, Co-Chair, Future of War Project, Co-Editor, Drone Wars.