Book talk: Drone warfare & global security

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Thursday, June 5th, 2014
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Drones have become the controversial new weapon of choice for the US military abroad. In their book, Unmanned, Rogers & Hill detail the causes and deadly consequences of this terrifying new development in warfare, and explores the implications for international law and global peace.

Ann Rogers and John Hill argue that drones represent the first truly globalized technology of war. The book shows how unmanned systems are changing not simply how wars are fought, but the meaning of conflict itself.

Providing an unparalleled account of new forms of twenty-first century warfare, Unmanned shows how drone systems dissolve the conventional obstacles of time and space that have traditionally shaped conflict in the international system. It considers the possibility that these weapons will become normalized in global conflict, raising the spectre of new, unpredictable, and unaccountable forms of warfare.


About the Authors
Ann Rogers is the former deputy editor of Jane�s Intelligence Review. She teaches in the School of Communication and Culture at Royal Roads University and is the author of Secrecy and Power in the British State. John Hill was formerly the China Watch editor for Jane�s Intelligence Review, and has reported widely on security matters for a range of Jane�s publications. He is Writing Centre Coordinator at Vancouver Island University.