War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality
Amnesty International and Airwars compare the rhetoric of remote warfare with the realities.
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
Oxford Research Group BISA Event Podcast
Oxford Research Group lecture by Jolle Demmers & Lauren Gould recorded as a podcast at the Conceptualising Remote Warfare conference.
Journal Article: Buy now, pay later: American military intervention and the strategic cost paradox
Thomas Waldman explores how attempts at avoiding short-term political costs of war increase longer-term political and security costs.
Onze Langeafstandsoorlog in Syrië en Irak
Panel discussion on the remote war waged in Iraq and Syria, held 17th December 2018
Journal Article: Humanitized violence: Targeted killings and civilian deaths in the US war against the Islamic State
Bonds charts the rise of ‘humanitized violence’ in the war against ISIS.
Stop de langeafstandsoorlog in Syrië en Irak
Op-Ed in Trouw by Jolle Demmers and Lauren Gould.
Liquid Warfare: AFRICOM and its pop-up militarization
Security Dialogue Author’s blog on AFRICOM and its pop-up militarization.
The Security Dialogue Podcast
Antoine Bousquet interviews Jolle Demmers and Lauren Gould about the assemblage approach to liquid warfare with reference to the US AFRICA Command and the ‘hunt’ for Joseph Kony.
Journal Article: An assemblage approach to liquid warfare
Demmers and Gould analyse AFRICOM and the ‘hunt’ for Joseph Kony as an example of ‘liquid warfare’.
Remote Warfare and its Discontents
Blog post on transparency, accountability and scrutiny in remote warfare.
Intimacies of Remote Warfare