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Articles on drone warfare

As a follow-up to the seminar by Lindsay Cohn on the legality of drone strikes, we offer links to articles and reports on issues relating to the use of drone strikes.

Following up on the seminar on the legality of drone strikes, held by Lindsay Cohn during her visit to the Center for War Studies, we offer links to selected articles and reports on the many complex issues - democratic, moral, legal etc. - relating to the use of drones strikes in the Global War on Terror.

On the issue of civilian casualties in drone strikes

          http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2012/07/02/resources-and-graphs/

          http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501712_162-57385145/ap-impact-new-light-on-drone-wars-death-toll/

On the democratic accountability issues relating to drone warfare:

          http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/opinion/sunday/do-drones-undermine-democracy.html?pagewanted=all

          http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/senators-demand-secret-memos-on-targeted-killing/2013/02/04/be3d1652-6f16-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html?wp_login_redirect=0

On the moral and legal issues regarding drone warfare

          http://www.rusi.org/downloads/assets/RUSI_ethics.pdf

          http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/us/politics/us-memo-details-views-on-killing-citizens-in-al-qaeda.html?ref=asia&_r=0

          http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/02/08/obamas_legal_netherworld_justice_department_memo