Dossier d'actualité : The Rise of Drones, applications and Challenges of Armed and Unarmed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Over the last ten years, armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become an increasingly important tool in America’s war against al-Qaida and its associated forces. In the wake of the Senate’s confirmation hearing of John O. Brennan’s, President Barack Obama’s pick to head the Central Intelligence Agency, the administration has faced mounting domestic and international pressure for more transparency and accountability on the CIA’s covert drone campaign. Indeed, the expanded scope and frequency of US drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen raises questions about the nature of the targets, the circumstances under which it is acceptable to strike, the net utility, the ethics, and the legality of America’s drone war. Addressing these issues and disclosing a framework, standards, and a process for the use of armed drones will be a strategically significant challenge for President Obama’s second term.
Analysis and ressources of the FRS
- « Known and Unknowns: President Obama’s Lethal Drone Doctrine », by Jaclyn Tandler, FRS Note, n° 07/13, april 2013
- « Dassault, EADS... La guéguerre des drones français », by Michel Asencio (interview), Slate.fr, 22 january 2013 (in french)
- « Les UCAS ont-ils une place dans les conflits futurs ? », by Michel Asencio, FRS Note n°07/11 (in french)
- « L’utilisation civile des drones - problèmes techniques, opérationnels et juridiques » by Michel Asencio, FRS Note n°06/11 (in french)
- « Les drones tactiques à voilure tournante dans les engagements contemporains », by Michel Asencio, Philippe Gros, Jean-Jacques Patry, FRS Recherches & Documents, n°08/2010 (in french)
- « Les drones et les conflits nouveaux - survivabilité, complexité, place de l’homme », by Michel Asencio, FRS Note n°04/2008 (in french)
- « Les drones et les opérations en réseau - segmentation, missions », by Michel Asencio, FRS Note n°03/2008 (in french)
Other ressources on the Web
- « Welcome to the Future: Legal, Ethical, and Political Issues in the Use of Drones », by Bruno Oliveira Martins, IPRIS Viewpoints, n°118, march 2013
- « Extremely Stealthy and Incredibly Close : Drones, Control, and Legal Responsibility », by Frederik Rosén, DIIS Working Paper n°4, march 2013
- « Combat Drones – Killing Drones: A Plea against Flying Robots », by Marcel Dickow and Hilmar Linnenkam, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, february 2013
- « Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones): An Introduction », by Louisa Brooke-Holland, House of Commons Library; february 2013
- « Drone Wars Briefing : Examining the growing threat of unmanned warfare », by Chris Cole, Drones War UK, january 2013
- « The UK and Armed Drones », by Helen Jane Martin, British American Security Information Council (BASIC), january 2013
- « Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies », by Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations, january 2013
- « Understanding the Strategic and Tactical Considerations of Drone Strikes », by Joshua Foust, American Security Project (ASP), january 2013
- « Losing Humanity : The Case against Killer Robots », Human Rights Watch, november 2012
- « Civilian Impact of Drones—Unexamined Costs, Unanswered Questions », Columbia University Law School, october 2012
- « Understanding “The Loop”—Regulating the Next Generation of Drones », by William C. Marra and Sonia K. McNeil, Brookings, august 2012
- « Brave new warfare: autonomy in lethal UAVs », by Larkin, Matthew S., Naval Postgraduate School, march 2011
- « Les drones : succès commercial d’un outil controversé », by Mehdi Mekdour, Note d’analyse/GRIP, february 2011 (in fench)
- « Rapport d'information sur les drones », by Yves Vandewalle and Jean-Claude Viollet, Assemblée nationale, n° 2127, december 2009 (in french)