Prototype Warfare CEL Project
IRW is excited to announce our new Community Engaged Learning project under the Prototype Warfare programme.
About the Programme
The Intimacies of Remote Warfare is an evidence-based research programme that aims to inform academic, public and policy debates on the intimate realities of remote wars waged by advanced militaries.
The programme investigates the politics, operations, technologies, and political economy of remote warfare, as well as its impact on civilian harm and blowback. IRW engages with key stakeholders to participate in expert round tables, co-create knowledge, and formulate policy recommendations. It shares its findings through academic journals and books, op-eds, podcasts, documentaries, public events, a summer school, and (social) media outlets.
Featured
IRW discusses civilian harm in The Independent
IRW’s Dr. Lauren Gould was interviewed for an article in The Independent about the negative effects of states failing to take responsibility for civilian casualties.
The ‘Civilian Casualty Files’: How US precision airstrikes caused thousands of civilian deaths
In a series of New York Times publications, Azmat Khan exposes the true human toll of American airstrikes.
The Hacker Way: Moral Decision Logics with Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
Dr. Elke Schwarz discusses the ethics surrounding increasing AI integration in military systems in her keynote lecture at “The Algorithmic Turn in Security and Warfare” conference.
The Prototype Warfare Project
This IRW project develops a fuller understanding of how humans shape technologies, and how technologies shape our actions in warfare.
IRW discusses the case of Hawija at PAX Protection of Civilians Conference
Event: Dr Lauren Gould, Project Leader of IRW, speaks about ongoing research on the 2015 Dutch airstrike of Hawija at the PAX Protection of Civilians Conference
Yemen: The Unheard Voices
Research report from Maha Al-Buhar on how the Saudi-led coalition’s airstrikes in Yemen are interpreted and contested by civilians on the receiving end.
Report: “After the Dust Settles: Seeking Acknowledgement and Justice”
How was the 2015 bombing on Hawija experienced and interpreted on social media? A team of students from Utrecht University collaborated with IRW and PAX to answer this question. Their findings are now available in a research report.
Collateral damage: crushing the myths of accuracy and accountability in modern warfare
The latest article in The Conversation by IRW co-founders Dr Lauren Gould and Prof Dr Jolle Demmers alongside Dr Nora Stel.
Journal Article: Strategic ignorance and the legitimation of remote warfare – The Hawija bombardments
This article by IRW Dr Lauren Gould and Dr Nora Stel was recently published by Security Dialogue.
Intimacies of Remote Warfare