30 October 2013

Editorial: What We Don’t Know About Drones

By Cameron Paxton

The gaps in public understanding of the effects of drone strikes in Pakistan and elsewhere was made clear during a presentation given by Pakistani journalist Kiran Nazish, at O. P. Jindal Global University near Delhi. The talk, called, “Drone Attacks on Pakistan: The impact on Humanitarian Life and the Legal Debate,” was moderated by Dr. Robert Barnidge Jr., Associate Professor and Assistant Dean at the University, and author of The Liberal Way of War.
On hand was an international audience that included Indians, Africans, Nepalese, Canadians and Americans, all with their own perspectives on drone warfare. Most quickly realized, however, how little they understood about the repercussions of drone strikes in Pakistan and the humanitarian and legal dynamics.
Read the full story at The Diplomat