Visions of Peace Thesis Prize Award 2019 & War/Truth
Seminar on Civilian Harm in Remote Warfare, held 6th December 2019
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
How a Dutch Bomb killed 70 people in Iraq
NRC Daily Podcast interview with journalists Kees Versteeg and Jannie Schippers discussing the Hawija airstrike.
For Sama
A powerful record of civilian harm in the Battle of Aleppo
Remote Warfare: Remote Justice?
An assemblage approach is taken to understand how and why the members of European Forum on Drones act in dynamic alliances of states, institutions, organisations, groups, expert individuals, discourses, treaties, laws and regulations to govern the use of armed drones
Journal Article: The Role of Civilian Innovation in the Development of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
Maike Verbruggen considers the dynamics shaping civil-military relations surrounding LAWS
(Un)Contested Frames: Frame resonance, narratives and the danger of blowback from airstrikes by the international anti-ISIL coalition.
Research report from Nora Kindermann on frame resonance, narratives and the danger of blowback from airstrikes by the international anti-ISIL coalition.
Report: US Media Coverage of Civilian Harm in the War Against So-Called Islamic State
Reporters at US media outlets strongly believe that civilian harm should be a central component of broader war coverage. Yet non combatant casualties from US airstrikes were often poorly covered during the conflict against so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
In een ‘schone oorlog’ vloeit net zo goed bloed
Op-Ed in Trouw by Jolle Demmers and David Snetselaar.
Journal Article: Optimizing Coalition Air Warfare: The Emergence and Ethical Dilemmas of Red Card Holder Teams
Jacobsen and Saugmann examine the operationalisation of international law through Red Card Holders in collaborative military interventions.
Book: Technology and Agency in International Relations
Hoijtink and Leese explore new ways of thinking about new technologies.
Intimacies of Remote Warfare