Remote Warfare Round-up 008
The Remote Warfare roundup is a bi-weekly digest of unfolding news, op-eds and reports relevant to remote warfare.
About the Programme
The Intimacies of Remote Warfare programme aims to inform the public about the intimate realities of the remote wars waged in their names.
Remote warfare is a form of military interventionism characterised by a shift away from “boots on the ground” and towards using airstrikes, partner forces and private contractors to counter threats from a distance. This physical withdrawal should not evade scrutiny, or we risk misjudging the complex and interconnected nature of contemporary conflicts.
Here you will find our own research output and a variety of other publications and media we have been inspired by in our investigations into the Intimacies of Remote Warfare.
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Remote Warfare Round-up 007
The Remote Warfare roundup is a bi-weekly digest of unfolding news, op-eds and reports relevant to remote warfare.
Book: ‘The War Lawyers: The United States, Israel and Juridical Warfare ‘
Dr. Craig Jones’ book “The War Lawyers: The United States, Israel and Juridical Warfare ” looks at the increasingly accepted role of military lawyers in the planning and executing of military operations in contemporary conflicts.
E-IR book ‘Remote Warfare: Interdisciplinary Perspectives’
In their contributed chapter in the new ‘Remote Warfare: Interdisciplinary Perspectives’ E-IR book, IRW’s Jolle Demmers and Lauren Gould explore how the secrecy surrounding remote warfare removes war from public debate and potentially makes states more violent.
Remote Warfare is not an Election Theme
In his latest article for the Correspondent Lennart Hofman addresses the changing nature of war and its increased invisibility against the backdrop of the upcoming Dutch elections.
How Remote Warfare Blows Back
IRW introduces a new Community Engagement Learning project which will study how the Dutch airstike on Hawija figures in the imaginations of those affected.
Remote Warfare & Blowback: A Case Study of Hawija
The IRW teams up with Pax to conduct field research on the negative consequences of the Dutch Hawija air strike.
The Netherlands is trying to maintain the myth of a ‘clean’ war
In his latest op-ed published in the daily paper Trouw, Jip van Dort raises a rather sinister question: What exactly do we (or are we allowed to) know about the dark side of warfare, specifically about civilian casualties?
More drones, more war
The notion that deploying drones will enable militaries to conduct war with greater precision and less civilian harm is neither new, nor accurate argues the IRW team in an op-ed for the NRC.
How Remote is Remote Warfare?
Watch Intimacies of Remote Warfare project founder Prof. Jolle Demmers tackling the big questions surrounding remote warfare and call for more transparency in her recent talk for Stadium Generale.