Commentary

Civilian Harm

Commentary

Isa Zoetbrood, Guusje Bloemen

03 June 2021

03/06/21

Voices from Hawija: Listening six years later

Isa Zoetbrood et al

Commentary

Today marks 6 years exactly since the Dutch airstrike on Hawija. Researchers at IRW Isa Zoetbrood and Guusje Bloemen together with Ali Maleki, research consultant at PAX for peace, introduce our joint ongoing research with local partner Al-Ghad that investigates the civilian harm effects of the airstrike.

Politics

Commentary

Marijn Hoijtink, Marlene Tröstl

31 May 2021

31/05/21

The Intimacies of Soldier-Robot Relations

Marijn Hoijtink et al

Commentary

Guest authors dr. Marijn Hoijtink and Marlene Tröstl reflect on the sharp contrast between human empathy for military robots and the dehumanization of local publics that underpins remote warfare.

Commentary

Aoife Keogh

12 May 2021

12/05/21

IRW Commentary Round-Up 10

Aoife Keogh

Commentary

This commentary round-up looks at the military-tech complex including exploration of robots on the battlefield, acquisition of armed drones and the consequences of drone warfare for the pilots operating them.

Commentary

Aoife Keogh

28 April 2021

28/04/21

Remote Warfare Commentary Round-Up 9

Aoife Keogh

Commentary

In this weeks round-up commentary, we answer some of the main questions regarding the U.S pull out from Afghanistan and how this may lead to more remote warfare in the country's future.

Civilian Harm

Commentary

Aoife Keogh

12 April 2021

12/04/21

Remote Warfare Commentary Round-up 8

Aoife Keogh

Commentary

The Remote Warfare commentary roundup is a bi-weekly digest of unfolding news, op-eds and reports relevant to remote warfare.

Politics

Commentary

Aoife Keogh

29 March 2021

29/03/21

Remote Warfare Commentary Round-up 7

Aoife Keogh

Commentary

The Remote Warfare roundup commentary is a bi-weekly digest of unfolding news, op-eds and reports relevant to remote warfare.

Technologies

Commentary

Anthony Swofford

25 November 2020

25/11/20

Military & Technology: In Their Own Words

Anthony Swofford

Commentary

'The conversation is not about the morality of going to war, but rather the technology of winning' claims former US Marine Anthony Swofford in article for MIT Technology Review.

Technologies

Commentary

Jack Davies

25 November 2020

25/11/20

Crowded Skies: Drones in Nagorno-Karabakh

Jack Davies

Commentary

Whilst a deluge of video clips showing drone-captured footage of air and missile strikes on seemingly defenceless ground vehicles led some to proclaim the 'death of the tank', this may have been an overestimation of the real impact drones had in the conflict.

Politics

Commentary

Jack Davies

02 November 2020

02/11/20