Join the launch of IRW’s joint report on remote warfare & civilian harm in Hawija
On April 13, a team of researchers of IRW, PAX and Al-Ghad will present and discuss their findings during a live event at De Balie, Amsterdam
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.
Here you will find our own research output and a variety of other publications and media that we have been inspired by in our investigations into the Intimacies of Remote Warfare.
Featured
Autonomy in the kill-chain – more than semantics?
This article examines a 2020 incident in Libya, of which the UN reported the use of a lethal autonomous weapon. It provides insight into what is meant by autonomy in weapon systems and its ramifications for war and its victims, both current and future.
Sign up for the IRW Summer School 2022
Join us at the IRW summer school ‘Contemporary Conflict Analysis: Actors, Issues and Technologies of 21st Century Warfare’ from the 11th to 22th of July.
Intimacies of Remote Warfare Animation
The team of Intimacies of Remote Warfare is proud to share its very own introductory video, created with the team of the IOS Contesting Governance platform at Utrecht University.
Dutch journalist makes documentary with victims of Hawija airstrike
In ‘Als de Bom Valt’, Danny Ghosen travels to Hawija to let the victims of the 2015 Dutch airstrike share their story.
Liesbeth Zegveld sues Dutch state on behalf of Hawija victims
Dr Gould discusses Zegveld’s case in the NOS podcast ‘Met het Oog op Morgen’.
Prototype Warfare CEL Project
IRW is excited to announce our new Community Engaged Learning project under the Prototype Warfare programme.
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.
Intimacies of Remote Warfare