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Preventive Force: Drones, Targeted Killing, and the Transformation of Contemporary Warfare
Kerstin Fisk
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Description for Preventive Force: Drones, Targeted Killing, and the Transformation of Contemporary Warfare
Paperback. Editor(s): Fisk, Kerstin; Ramos, Jennifer M. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWA; JWG; LNDK; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 602.
More so than in the past, the US is now embracing the logic of preventive force: using military force to counter potential threats around the globe before they have fully materialized. While popular with individuals who seek to avoid too many boots on the ground, preventive force is controversial because of its potential for unnecessary collateral damage. Who decides what threats are `imminent'? Is there an international legal basis to kill or harm individuals who have a connection to that threat? Do the benefits of preventive force justify the costs? And, perhaps most importantly, is the US setting ... Read more
More so than in the past, the US is now embracing the logic of preventive force: using military force to counter potential threats around the globe before they have fully materialized. While popular with individuals who seek to avoid too many boots on the ground, preventive force is controversial because of its potential for unnecessary collateral damage. Who decides what threats are `imminent'? Is there an international legal basis to kill or harm individuals who have a connection to that threat? Do the benefits of preventive force justify the costs? And, perhaps most importantly, is the US setting ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781479857654
SKU
V9781479857654
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About Kerstin Fisk
Kerstin Fisk is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University. She has published in International Studies Perspectives and Civil Wars. Jennifer M. Ramos is Associate Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University. She is the author of Changing Norms through Actions: The Evolution of Sovereignty and co-editor, with Richard L. Fox, of iPolitics: Citizens, Elections ... Read more
Reviews for Preventive Force: Drones, Targeted Killing, and the Transformation of Contemporary Warfare
Fewsecurity issues have prompted as much political, legal, or ethical debate asthe use of drones. This timely volume should be a go-to guide for theacademics and policymakers who want to make sense of this important topic. -Sarah Kreps,author of Drones: What Everyone Needs to Know In uncertain and frightening times it istempting to think that an ounce of ... Read more