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Immoral, unethical and illegal? Military action in areas where the UK is not formally at war
Mark Shapiro draws attention to a contribution from Emily Knowles, who leads the Oxford Research Group’s Remote Warfare Programme. In the introduction to her report (right) she writes: “ One of the major warnings from the Iraq Inquiry was that public … Continue reading
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March 25, 2018
Tagged American Civil Liberties Union, British Special Forces, Cooperation and Security, Emily Knowles, ethics, Institute for Conflict, Mark Shapiro, morals, NATO’s Resolute Support, Oxford Research Group, Professor John Ferguson, Reaper Drone, remote killing, Remote Warfare Programme, The Bureau of Investigation, University of Birmingham
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“Drone” documentary at MAC November 10th
“Drone” documentary at MAC in November, plus post-screening Q&A.Location: MAC Birmingham, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH Date: 10 November 2015. Time: 19:00 – 22:00 A documentary about the CIA drone war, directed by Tonje Hessen Schei. Inside the secret … Continue reading
Birmingham drone research award followed by university policy commission
The Economic and Social Research Council, which is largely funded by the government’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, awarded £289,412.78 in March this year to Birmingham’s Professor Nicholas Wheeler, Professor Stefan Wolff and Dr David Dunn to investigate “The … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Armed drones, Civilian deaths, Drone strikes, Pakistan, UK, Yemen
Tagged All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drones, Armed drones, Civilian casualties, Global War on Terror, Research Councils UK, Science and Security Programme, The Economic and Social Research Council, UAVs, University of Birmingham
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