Digital civilian detectives
This documentary from Schuchen Tan examines the use of open-source intelligence for monitoring and investigating conflict.
National Bird
This documentary tells the human stories of the individuals tasked with carrying out remote warfare and the toll it takes.
Shadow World
Based on the book by Andrew Feinstein, this documentary explores the pervasive influence of the global arms trade on contemporary war. It also gives insight into the drives behind the development and use of the advanced technologies that facilitate remote intervention.
Shadow World
Based on the book by Andrew Feinstein, this documentary explores the pervasive influence of the global arms trade on contemporary war. It also gives insight into the drives behind the development and use of the advanced technologies that facilitate remote intervention.
Journal Article: Externalizing the Burden of War: the Obama Doctrine and US foreign policy in the Middle East
Krieg on the light footprints and dark shadows of US foreign policy under Obama.
A Theory of the Drone
Gregoire Chamayou's searing critique of drone warfare.
Unmanned: America’s Drone Wars
This documentary presents an overview of remote warfare's inconvenient truths: violations of international law, loss of innocent life, psychological and societal trauma, and potential blowback.
Journal Article: The labor of surveillance and bureaucratized killing
Peter Asaro explores what it means to be a soldier of remote warfare.
Journal Article: Drone Warfare in Yemen: Fostering Emirates through Counterterrorism?
Hudson, Owens and Callen examine the political blowback of drone trikes in Yemen.
Journal Article: Drone warfare: Blowback from the New American way of war
Hudson, Owens and Flannes investigate the radicalising effects of targeted killings.