Intimacies of
Remote Warfare
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.
Articles
Investigating Civilian Harm in an Era of Western Remote Warfare
Commentary
In this Armed Groups and International Law blog, Dr. Lauren Gould reflects on why we should move towards a broader definition of civilian harm to measure and debate the impact of Western interventions.
Assessing the impact of venture capital dynamics on military norms
Article
In a publication by Cambridge University Press, Prof. dr. Elke Schwarz examines the transformative role of venture capital (VC) in the defense and military industry.
Commissie Sorgdrager concludes ‘Too Little, Too Late’
Commentary
IRW reviews Comissie Sorgdragers report on the lessons learned from Dutch Coalition bombing of Hawija
How new technologies are reshaping the nature of warfare
Commentary
Jessica Dorsey joined a panel of experts to discuss how new technologies are reshaping the nature of warfare in an episode of Focus Radio: Op de Snijtafel on NPO Radio 1 Extra.
Concerns about the ‘militarization of the university’: Limited room for criticism
Media
In an article by De Kanttekening, dr. Lauren Gould and dr. Michiel Bot, express their concerns about the growing influence of the military-industrial complex on universities.
The Palestine Laboratory
Media
In his podcast series “The Palestine Laboratory”, investigative journalist Anthony Loewenstein examines how the Palestinian territories became a testing ground for military and surveillance technologies.