Drone Week

Christopher Tuckwood on why UAVs should be added to the human rights tool box.

OpenCanada’s interview with the author of The Last Refuge.

There are serious concerns to navigate when it comes to the political geography of remote warfare.

Renee Filiatrault on what it means to have an eye in the sky for the boots on the ground.

Major-General Fraser Holman (Retired) on how Canada might best make use of UAV technology.

Joshua Foust on why the discussion around drone strikes is muddled and vague at best.

Jack C. Chow on how drones can dramatically change aid – if only we can overcome the stigma associated with them.

Nathaniel A. Raymond, Brittany Card, and Ziad Al Achkar on why drones should not be deployed in humanitarian operations

Ryan Calo on why the potential uses of drones for good are endless and should be protected from citizen backlash.

Jennifer Welsh on how targeting processes for drone strikes challenges how we traditionally distinguish non-combatants in war.

Brookings senior fellow Peter W. Singer on the broader implications of the use of drones for surveillance and war.

Matthew Schroyer on why so many people get drones wrong – they’re not all heartless, pilotless killing machines.

Denis Stairs on why the proliferation of military drones could be both a stabilizing and destabilizing force.

Amitai Etzioni on why, in terms of morality and efficiency, drones win hands down.

Council on Foreign Relations fellow Micah Zenko on how UAVs are a different kind of weapon, and one that is quickly proliferating.

From kamikaze killers to stealth stalkers, OpenCanada runs through the ways drones are being used in the field today.