The latest article in The Conversation by IRW co-founders Dr Lauren Gould and Prof Dr Jolle Demmers alongside Dr Nora Stel.

This article by IRW Dr Lauren Gould and Dr Nora Stel was recently published by Security Dialogue.

Researchers Aoife Keogh (MA) and Dr. Lauren Gould reflect on the recent developments in Afghanistan.

Don’t miss IRW’s Lauren Gould and Jolle Demmers on the latest episode of the #WarPod!

In this post, we provide the statement from the consortium of civil society organisations, including IRW, which reflects on the “Roadmap Process” with the Dutch MoD.

Read the latest Op-ed by IRW PhD candidate Jip Van Dort about the how the secrecy of Dutch military actions in Afghanistan is hurting democracy at home.

Guest authors dr. Marijn Hijtink and Marlene Tröstl reflect on the sharp contrast between human empathy for military robots and the dehumanization of local publics that underpins remote warfare.

Dr. Craig Jones’ book “The War Lawyers: The United States, Israel and Juridical Warfare ” looks at the increasingly accepted role of military lawyers in the planning and executing of military operations in contemporary conflicts.

Bringing together writers from various backgrounds, this edited volume offers a critical enquiry into the use and impact of remote warfare.

The Remote Warfare roundup is a bi-weekly digest of unfolding news, op-eds and reports relevant to remote warfare.

In his latest article for the Correspondent Lennart Hofman addresses the changing nature of war and its increased invisibility against the backdrop of the upcoming Dutch elections.

In his latest op-ed published in the daily paper Trouw, Jip van Dort raises a rather sinister question: What exactly do we (or are we allowed to) know about the dark side of warfare, specifically about civilian casualties?

The notion that deploying drones will enable militaries to conduct war with greater precision and less civilian harm is neither new, nor accurate argues the IRW team in an op-ed for the Dutch newspaper the NRC.

Watch Intimacies of Remote Warfare project founder Prof. Jolle Demmers tackling the big questions surrounding remote warfare and call for more transparency in her recent talk for Stadium Generale.

A panel of experts discuss current trends, initiatives, and opportunities in building meaningful standards on the proliferation and use of armed drones.

This webinar addresses the trends in global drone development and use, and discusses where campaigners should be focusing their efforts in the coming years.

In a recent article for the Human Security Centre, IRW’s Jack Davies argues that SOF lack political oversight and legal accountability.

This IRW project tracks and analyses the political rhetoric and narrative of armed drones in the Netherlands.

Webinar on legal claims involving the military in Iraq and Afghanistan.

What does it mean for warfare to be ‘remote’? How can the turn to remote warfare among Western countries be explained? And what effect does this distance have on transparency and accountability? On the 1st of December, The Intimacies of Remote Warfare project leader Prof. Dr. Jolle Demmers will be tackling the big questions surrounding

New report takes a fresh look at old issues.

This five part podcast series made by IRW’s Isa Zoetbrood reflects on The Netherlands’ use of remote warfare and the acquisition of its first MQ reaper drones.

Chapter from Demmers, Gould and Snetselaar in the book, “Spaces of War, War of Spaces,” published by Bloomsbury

IRW Jolle Demmers and Lauren Gould discuss the Remote Warfare Paradox on the ORG Warpod podcast

Advance preview from the forthcoming book “Remote Warfare: Interdisciplinary Perspectives” on how the democratic desire for zero-risk war lowers the threshold for military engagement.

Jolle Demmers, Lauren Gould and David Snetselaar talk on regimes of truth and remote warfare in Brussels.

The Dutch Ministry of Defence claim that they cannot know how many civilian casualties occur in their remote wars to evade accountability and public outcry. This is what Lauren Gould en Nora Stel write in their Dutch op-ed for the NRC.

Reviewing Craig Jones’ research on the instrumental use of law in justifying and enabling remote warfare.

The Lawfare Podcast explores the key legal questions surrounding the drone attack on Qassem Soleimani.

Jolle Demmers and Lauren Gould talk at the Conflict Research Society’s Annual Conference titled “Conflict Research and Practice in a Post-Liberal World.”

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

Op-Ed in Trouw by Jolle Demmers and David Snetselaar.

Jacobsen and Saugmann examine the operationalisation of international law through Red Card Holders in collaborative military interventions.

Project leaders Jolle Demmers and Lauren Gould discuss the temporal and spatial reconfigurations of remote warfare in a talk which is now available as a podcast.

Panel discussion on the remote war waged in Iraq and Syria, held 17th December 2018

Panel discussion on the remote war waged in Iraq and Syria, held 17th December 2018

Op-Ed in Trouw by Jolle Demmers and Lauren Gould.

Blog post on transparency, accountability and scrutiny in remote warfare.

Knowles and Watson explore the legal grey zones of British military partnering.

International seminar on the changing nature of warfare, held 6-7th December 2017

Jolle Demmers and Lauren Gould at the Pan-European Conference of the European International Studies Association.

This documentary presents an overview of remote warfare’s inconvenient truths: violations of international law, loss of innocent life, psychological and societal trauma, and potential blowback.