The Strategy Behind U.S. Drone Strikes

Strategic Horizons: The Strategy Behind U.S. Drone Strikes -- Steven Metz, WPR No topic in American security inspires more heated debate the...

The Case For Drones

In Defense of Drones -- William Saletan, Slate They're the worst form of war, except for all the others. “UN: Drones killed more Afghan ...

America's Anti-War Left Are Now Voicing Their Protests Against Drone Strikes

Obama And The Drone Awakening -- Michael Hastings, Buzz Feed The release of Justice Department documents is an exercise in “CYA.” “It's ...

Do Drones Make Perpetual War Possible

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez Drones In Our Time -- Rosa Brooks, Foreign Policy Why Obama was fibbing about America's w...

America's Drone Campaign Is All About Attrition

The Truth About Obama's Drone Campaign: It's About Attrition, Not Decapitation -- Alexander B. Downes, Huffington Post A key questio...

Drones Are Not the Answer

Drones Are Fool's Gold: They Prolong Wars We Can't Win -- Simon Jenkins, The Guardian New appointments in the White House hail an er...

A Drone War Is Still War

Guernica by Pablo Picasso. 1937. Oil on canvas. Wikipedia A Drone War Is Still A War -- Michael Kinsley, Bloomberg The most famous painting ...

Is Now The Time To Reform America's Drone Policy?

Target Window -- Micah Zenko, Foreign Policy Time for President Obama to reform drone policy. The first time I saw what a Predator drone cou...

Did Israeli Drones Help Minimize Civilian Causalties In The Last Gaza Conflict?

An Israel Aero Space Industries Heron 1 unmanned aerial vehicle stands on the tarmac. (Reuters). Exclusive: How Israel's Drones Help Min...

The Suffering Of An American Drone Operator

Drone operators at Holloman Air Force Base in the southwestern state of New Mexico: Modern warfare is as invisible as a thought, deprived of...

Pentagon: No Skynet In Our Future

Pentagon: A Human Will Always Decide When a Robot Kills You -- Danger Room The Pentagon wants to make perfectly clear that every time one of...

A Kill List For Me, But Not For You

Kill Lists For Me, But Not For Thee -- William A. Jacobson, Legal Insurrection The use of drone strikes has been expanded dramatically under...

Is America's Debate On Using Drones About To Begin?

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Death From Afar -- The Economist America uses drones a lot, in secret and largely unencumbered by declared rules. ...

Why No Debate On President Obama's Drone Program

Image credit: U.S. Air Force Obama's Drone Program Escapes Liberal Scrutiny in Campaign -- Naureen Khan, National Interest Liberal prote...

Is This A Valid Reason For Killing A 16-Year-Old American In A Drone Strike?

Team Obama's Justification For Killing A 16-Year-Old American In A Drone Strike Is Stunning Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gi...

What Drone War?

America's Scandalous Drone War Goes Unmentioned in the Campaign -- James Joyner, New Republic A new study released this week by research...

The Pros And Cons Of U.S. Drone Strikes In Pakistan

Ho New/Reuters Targeted Killing, Pro And Con: What To Make Of U.S. Drone Strikes In Pakistan -- Joshua Foust, The Atlantic A new report exco...

When Drone Strikes Go Wrong

Why Drone Strikes Cede ‘Hearts and Minds’ to Taliban -- Robert Dreyfuss, The Diplomat An incident in Kunar illustrates how NATO's confus...

A Philosopher Makes The Moral Case For U.S. Drones

MQ-9 Reaper. Wikipedia The Philosopher Making The Moral Case For US Drones: 'There's No Downside' -- Rory Carroll, The Guardian ...

Two Commentaries On The Growing Use Drones

File photo of a Predator drone flying above the USS Carl Vinson ( Courtesy Reuters/Handout ). Head of Drone Company Asks Why You're So W...