Opposing Perspectives on the Drone Debate

Does the lethal use of drones pose any new or difficult moral problems? Or is the controversy over these weapons merely a distraction from deeper questions regarding the justice of war and the United States' bellicose foreign policy? Opposing Perspectives on the Drone Debate pulls no punches in answering these questions as five scholars square off in a lively debate over the ethics of drones and their contentious use in a point-counterpoint debate. The contributing authors are some of the foremost thinkers in international affairs today, spanning the disciplines of philosophy, sociology, political science, and law. Topics debated range from the US's contested policy of so-called "targeted killing" in Pakistan's tribal regions to fears over the damaging effects such weaponry has on our democratic institutions to the more abstract moral questions raised by killing via remote control such as the duty to capture over kill.

Author: B. Strawser,L. Hajjar,S. Levine
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 06/18/2014
Pages: 199
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781137432612

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2015 pg. 988

About the Author
Bradley J. Strawser is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Naval Postgraduate School, USA, and Research Associate at Oxford University's Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict, UK.