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Preventive force : drones, targeted killing, and the transformation of contemporary warfare

ed. by Kerstin Fisk and Jennifer M. Ramos

New York : New York University Press, 2016

IX, 372 p. : tabl., graph. ; 23 cm

978-1-4798-5765-4

English

Bibliographies. Index

More so than in the past, the United States 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 a dangerous international precedent? In Preventive Force, editors Kerstin Fisk and Jennifer Ramos bring together legal scholars, political scientists, international relations scholars, and prominent defense specialists to examine these questions, whether in the context of full-scale preventive war or preventive drone strikes. In particular, the volume highlights preventive drones strikes, as they mark a complete transformation of how the US understands international norms regarding the use of force, and could potentially lead to a ‘slippery slope’ for the US and other nations in terms of engaging in preventive warfare as a matter of course.

• 2016, Chapter, Why drones are different / Stephan Sonnenberg
• 2016, Chapter, Restricting the preventive use of force : drones , the struggle against non-state actors, and jus ad vim / John Emery and Daniel R. Brunstetter
• 2016, Chapter, Drones and the law : why we do not need a new legal framework for targeted killing / Daphne Eviatar
• 2016, Chapter, Drones and dirty hands / Ben Jones and John M. Parrish
• 2016, Chapter, The drone : it's in the way that you use it / David Glazier