Journal Article: The Role of Civilian Innovation in the Development of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
Maike Verbruggen considers the dynamics shaping civil-military relations surrounding LAWS
Report: US Media Coverage of Civilian Harm in the War Against So-Called Islamic State
Reporters at US media outlets strongly believe that civilian harm should be a central component of broader war coverage. Yet non combatant casualties from US airstrikes were often poorly covered during the conflict against so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
Journal Article: Optimizing Coalition Air Warfare: The Emergence and Ethical Dilemmas of Red Card Holder Teams
Jacobsen and Saugmann examine the operationalisation of international law through Red Card Holders in collaborative military interventions.
Book: Technology and Agency in International Relations
Hoijtink and Leese explore new ways of thinking about new technologies.
Journal Article: Buy now, pay later: American military intervention and the strategic cost paradox
Thomas Waldman explores how attempts at avoiding short-term political costs of war increase longer-term political and security costs.
Journal Article: Humanitized violence: Targeted killings and civilian deaths in the US war against the Islamic State
Bonds charts the rise of 'humanitized violence' in the war against ISIS.
Journal Article: An assemblage approach to liquid warfare
Demmers and Gould analyse AFRICOM and the ‘hunt’ for Joseph Kony as an example of 'liquid warfare'.
Report: Lawful but Awful? Legal and Political Challenges of Remote Warfare and Working with Partners
Knowles and Watson explore the legal grey zones of British military partnering.
Eyes in the sky – bodies on the ground
Gregory on the human impacts of technological warfare.
Journal Article: Vicarious warfare: The counterproductive consequences of modern American military practice
Thomas Waldman details how delegation, darkness and danger-proofing contribute to blowback effects for states waging remote warfare.