Since 9/11 the United States has assumed broad authority to lethally target people around the world in perpetuity and in secret, with limited oversight, and even more limited accountability
The U.S. drone program demonstrated and enabled a willingness to use lethal force in counterterrorism operations, and that willingness has come to define U.S. engagements in the world for a generation.
Featured Speakers Luke Hartig, New America Naz Modirzadeh, Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict Hina Shamsi, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Rachel Stohl, Stimson Center Trailer
Speakers: Agnes Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial KillingsMaritza Chan, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations, New YorkWilliam Malzahn, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Conventional Arms Thre …
In recent years, U.S. air operations in Somalia have surged. However, with this increase, questions remain about the targets of such strikes, the strategy guiding strike decisions, and the outcomes and implications of such operations – including regard …
Trump scraps requirement to report some air strikes President Donald Trump has overturned an Obama-era requirement for intelligence officials to publish an annual report on air strikes in places like Yemen, Libya and Pakistan — a document that experts …
Unmanned aerial vehicles, more commonly referred to as drones, have become a mainstay of military operations around the world. Yet with their unique characteristics, drones present several challenges. Countries have sought to integrate drone technology …
For Immediate Release June 7, 2018 Audel Shokohzadeh, [email protected], 202.478.3419 Washington, DC- Drone use has expanded over the last year, while becoming less transparent and less accountable, according to a new report from the Stimson Ce …
Drones have become a mainstay of U.S. counterterrorism operations and national security policy writ large. The Obama administration popularized the use of armed drones — or what are more technically referred to as unmanned aerial systems, unmanned aeri …
The first year of the Trump administration demonstrated President Trump’s willingness to continue to rely on armed drones to conduct U.S. military and counterterrorism operations, though key questions remain about the administration’s approach to and r …
Although a comprehensive US drone policy has yet to be developed, President Trump’s approach to drone export and use is coming into focus. In short, the Trump administration seems intent on undoing many of the policies, procedures, and restraints put i …
Download the Event Audio, Speaker Bios, and Photos Here Watch the previously recorded event at the bottom of the webpage. In the first nine months of his administration, President Trump has demonstrated a wi …
Published September 26, 2017 / Held October 11, 2017
For Immediate Release September 22, 2017 Contact: Jim Baird; [email protected]; 202.478.3413 In light of reporting by The New York Times that the Trump administration is preparing to dismantle several Obama administration limits on drone strikes and c …
The Trump administration has officially launched a review of an Obama-era drone export policy, with expectations in industry that the administration will make it easier to export U.S.-manufactured systems. -snip- What is to come remains unclear, but ci …
Unmanned aerial vehicles, or what are more commonly referred to as drones, have become a key component of U.S. counterterrorism policy. Under the Obama administration, armed drones were used to strike terrorist targets in a number of theaters, both wit …
