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A Game of Drones: Comparing the U.S. Aerial Assassination Campaign in Yemen and Pakistan

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dc.contributor Celso, Anthony
dc.contributor Ehlers, Robert
dc.contributor Bechtol, Bruce
dc.contributor Lamberson, Christine
dc.creator Hoyt, Melanie Raeann
dc.creator Hoyt, Melanie Raeann
dc.date 2015-01-15T17:46:40Z
dc.date 2015-01-15T17:46:40Z
dc.date 2014-12
dc.date December 2014
dc.date 2015-01-15T17:46:40Z
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-18T10:43:00Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-18T10:43:00Z
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2346.1/30273
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/26260
dc.description To combat the terrorist threat the United States faces in Yemen and Pakistan, Remotely Piloted Vehicles have been employed to deter, deflect, and defend. These RPV’s operate thousands of miles from the closest military base in states that are not officially engaged in war. In these sovereign lands, cultures that have existed for thousands of years are torn between corrupt governments, terrorist insurgency cells, and sudden death from above. Reports on whether the aerial assassination campaign has impacted terrorist activity have been interpreted very differently among analysts. This thesis will explore how RPV’s have affected foreign policy, terrorism, and the security threats these places pose to the United States. Answers to these questions directly affect the future of international law, and how war will be waged in future combat.
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dc.language en_US
dc.subject drone
dc.subject RPV
dc.subject UAV
dc.subject Yemen
dc.subject Pakistan
dc.subject AQAP
dc.subject Taliban
dc.title A Game of Drones: Comparing the U.S. Aerial Assassination Campaign in Yemen and Pakistan
dc.type Thesis
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