July 2013
Descending Drones?
Soldiers prepare an unmanned aerial system drone for launch during CARAT Thailand 2013
This brief focuses on the future utility of drone strikes against suspected terrorists. It argues that the usefulness and frequency of these strikes will decline because 1) the US Government’s political and legal freedom of action is narrowing, 2) the strikes unintentionally help terrorist recruiting efforts, and 3) terrorist attacks are increasingly becoming ‘home-grown’, which cannot be prevented by using drones.
© 2013 Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
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Martin Zapfe, Prem Mahadevan
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Daniel Trachsler
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