The United States increasingly relies on unmanned aerial vehicles to target insurgent and terrorist groups around the world. This monograph analyzes the available research and evidence that assesses the political and military consequences of drone strikes. It is not clear if drone strikes have degraded their targets, or that they kill enough civilians to create sizable public backlashes against the United States. Drones are a politically and militarily attractive way to counter insurgents and terrorists, but, paradoxically, ...
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The United States increasingly relies on unmanned aerial vehicles to target insurgent and terrorist groups around the world. This monograph analyzes the available research and evidence that assesses the political and military consequences of drone strikes. It is not clear if drone strikes have degraded their targets, or that they kill enough civilians to create sizable public backlashes against the United States. Drones are a politically and militarily attractive way to counter insurgents and terrorists, but, paradoxically, this may lead to their use in situations where they are less likely to be effective and where they are difficult to predict consequences.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling. xi, [1], 61, [3] p. Illustrations. Endnotes. From an on-line posting: "Drones have become an important part of the U.S. counterinsurgency and counterterrorism arsenal. But the available evidence shows that they are not always effective, and their use can have unpredictable consequences. Dr. James Igoe Walsh is Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In recent years his work has been supported by the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Science Foundation s Time-Sharing Experiments in the Social Sciences, and the Institute for Homeland Security Solutions. His research interests include political violence and terrorism, human rights violations, and intelligence and national security."
