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Everywhere you look these days terrorism and violent extremism dominate the headlines. Whether you follow what is happening in Afghanistan or Iraq, or in the West writ large, we are inundated with news of attacks by groups and individuals fighting for a 'cause'.In a world of multiple voices and opinions it can be very hard to know where to turn. One choice is to look to those who actually worked in counterterrorism in the national security world. In these half-hour podcasts 30-year Canadian intelligence veteran Phil Gurski is joined by a fascinating array of individuals with something meaningful to say about these issues as they provide insight into what they mean and what we need to do about them.
Canadian Intelligence Eh
Episode 270 - Is drone warfare changing how we see armed conflict?
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Phil Gurski
If the war in Ukraine is teaching us anything it is that drones - both surveillance ones as well as those that fire missiles at the enemy - are changing the landscape. Their small size, cheapness (i.e. they are not expensive to build unlike fighter aircraft and bombers), and increasing sophistication allow forces to do things they could not do before. But are they 'dehumanising' their victims and reducing killing to a video game-like affair? Borealis talks with the author of a new fiction on drone use in Afghanistan and the implications for conflict.