Law and the Future of War
Through conversation with experts in technology, law and military affairs, this series explores how new military technology and international law interact. Edited and produced by Dr Lauren Sanders and Dr Simon McKenzie, the podcast is published by the Asia-Pacific Institute for Law and Security. Until July 2024, the podcast was published by the University of Queensland School of Law.
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Law and the Future of War
Drones and the fourth wave: how drones have impacted the global order - Paul Lushenko
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In this episode, Dr Lauren Sanders speaks to Paul Lushenko, to discuss the broader implications of drone strikes in terms of politics and strategy, moral legitimacy of states’ use of drone warfare, and his new book, Drones and the Global Order, published in December 2021.
Paul is a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and General Andrew Jackson Goodpaster Scholar at Cornell University, where he is pursuing a PhD in International Relations. After commissioning as a Military Intelligence Officer in 2005 from the United States Military Academy, he studied at The Australian National University as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar and the U.S. Naval War College. He is also a Council on Foreign Relations Term Member and Adjunct Research Lecturer for the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security at Charles Sturt University.
Additional resources:
Lushenko, Bose, Maley eds - Drone and the Global Order- Implications for Remote Warfare for International Society, published Dec 2021
Lisa Parks et al- Life in the Age of Drone Warfare, published 2017
Sarah Kreps - Drones :What Everyone needs to know, published 2016
Sarah Kreps and John Kagg - Drone Warfare , published 2014
Jodok Troy et al - Transformation of Targeted Killing in International Order, published 2020
Journal of Conflict Resolution
Journal of Research & Politics
New York Times - Transcript of Obama's Speech on Drone Policy, 2013