The unprecedented use of drones in the Ukraine war have transformed the modern battlefield. At the same time, nothing has changed.
Marc LiVeccheNovember 17, 2022
Threatening the US-Saudi partnership over of Saudi Arabian crimes would risk more American lives, cause greater conflict, and increase injustice and human suffering.
Rebeccah HeinrichsJuly 28, 2022
The Afghanistan crisis may cause problems for China and Russia, but these countries also have opportunities and could avoid the possible pitfalls.
Mark MeltonSeptember 21, 2021
The Human Rights Council of the United Nations released “Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions,” by Special Rapporteur Prof. Dr. Agnès S. Callamard, which holds that the successful drone strike in January killing Gen. Soleimani violated international law.
Mark R. RoyceOctober 20, 2020
John Brennan, who could be credibly blamed as one of the waterboarding program’s chief supporters, seems to escape with little to no blame, while Gina Haspel, who was carrying out the orders of her higher-ups, gets accused of moral impropriety because she was tasked with implementing their plan.
Daniel StrandMay 21, 2018
Can a Christian support using sleep deprivation against known terrorists to gain valuable intelligence that could save lives?
Daniel StrandMarch 23, 2018
The Trump administration is expected to soon release a new policy that will change the United States’ current approach to drone strikes and other targeted-killing operations in places such as Yemen, Somalia, and Libya.
Joe CarterMarch 16, 2017
The promise of risk-free war offered by unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) obscures the dangers of waging war by remote control. The challenge for the American people is to make sure Washington employs this new technology in a way that conforms to America’s values.
Alan DowdDecember 15, 2016
Speaking last Friday CSIS, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter warned that military excellence is not America’s “birthright”. It must be earned again and again.
Mark MeltonOctober 31, 2016