Under the Drones

Under the Drones
Author: Shahzad Bashir
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2012-05-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 0674069781

In the West, media coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan is framed by military and political concerns, resulting in a simplistic picture of ageless barbarity, terrorist safe havens, and peoples in need of either punishment or salvation. Under the Drones looks beyond this limiting view to investigate real people on the ground, and to analyze the political, social, and economic forces that shape their lives. Understanding the complexity of life along the 1,600-mile border between Afghanistan and Pakistan can help America and its European allies realign their priorities in the region to address genuine problems, rather than fabricated ones. This volume explodes Western misunderstandings by revealing a land that abounds with human agency, perpetual innovation, and vibrant complexity. Through the work of historians and social scientists, the thirteen essays here explore the real and imagined presence of the Taliban; the animated sociopolitical identities expressed through traditions like Pakistani truck decoration; Sufism’s ambivalent position as an alternative to militancy; the long and contradictory history of Afghan media; and the simultaneous brutality and potential that heroin brings to women in the area. Moving past shifting conceptions of security, the authors expose the West’s prevailing perspective on the region as strategic, targeted, and alarmingly dehumanizing. Under the Drones is an essential antidote to contemporary media coverage and military concerns.

A Theory of the Drone

A Theory of the Drone
Author: GrŽgoire Chamayou
Publisher: New Press, The
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2015-01-06
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1595589759

The Parisian research scholar and author of Manhunts offers a philosophical perspective on the role of drone technology in today's changing military environments and the implications of drone capabilities in enabling democratic choices. 12,500 first printing.

The Drones

The Drones
Author: WTF Publishing
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2008-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0981630405

Tales from the Drones Club

Tales from the Drones Club
Author: Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
Publisher: Library of Crime Classics
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1991
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The Eggs, Beans, and Crumpets of the Drones Club are a rum lot, but kindly. ... But now these strong, silent types have decided to tell all -- and so you can discover what really happened during the Great Peke Crisis, what was the deep secret of the Beef Trust, and why Bramley is so bracing. You'll find the results as lively as a Boat Race Night party .... -- Jacket flap.

Enter the Drones

Enter the Drones
Author: Bill Carey
Publisher: Schiffer + ORM
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2016-07-28
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1507300328

How unmanned aerial vehicles proven in war were introduced in the US for peaceful purposes A narrative history covering the FAA's early experiences with UAVs to the present day While "drones" have become controversial recently, US federal agencies have used them since the 1990s

Dawn of the Drones

Dawn of the Drones
Author: Henna Hopia
Publisher: Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2015-03-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 2930632372

In the twenty-first century, Europe faces disruptive technological developments that have an immediate impact on its societies. The history of mankind has seen several of these disruptions, such as the inventions of gunpowder, aircraft, tanks, weapons of mass destruction and missiles. Remotely piloted aircraft systems and cyber technologies pose the newest technological challenges of our time and this research paper provides answers as to how the EU and its member states should deal with them. Through assessing the political and legal status quo, the author analyses how these technologies can be used and addresses concerns, such as privacy and the applicability of international law.

Send In The Drones

Send In The Drones
Author: RD king
Publisher: 大賢者外語
Total Pages: 51
Release:
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Everything You Need to Know About Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and How They Will Affect Your Life! Drones have been around for a very long time, they are found in the airspace in the USA and other places around the world such as Japan. They seem to be more popular now than ever before. They are used for commercial needs, personal needs, and even by the military. One of the many reasons that various government agencies rely on them is that they save money. It is less expensive to pay for drones to watch for potential drug deals, cattle thieves, and even illegal immigrants trying to get across the border than it is to pay for the man power to be those eagle eyes. Not everyone is a fan of drones though, and they do worry about them. They feel that their safety and their privacy may be compromised by them. We will cover that in a later chapter. While there are some risks in place, the benefits of drones far outweigh the risk of someone using them for their own personal gain. They have been in use since the later part of the 1800’s. They were used in several wars including World War I and World War II. Of course what we see today in terms of drones is far different than those early prototypes. As you read through the information on drones, you will realize that they do hold a great deal of potential and benefits. They are also a method of assistance in many realms that you may not have initial thought about. Once you learn about them, you will agree that drones and the technology they offer are quite spectacular!

Drones and Terrorism

Drones and Terrorism
Author: Nicholas Grossman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2018-01-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 1838608427

In warzones, ordinary commercially-available drones are used for extraordinary reconnaissance and information gathering. They can also be used for bombings - a drone carrying an explosive charge is potentially a powerful weapon. At the same time asymmetric warfare has become the norm - with large states increasingly fighting marginal terrorist groups in the Middle East and elsewhere. Here, Nicholas Grossman shows how we are entering the age of the drone terrorist - groups such as Hezbollah are already using them in the Middle East. Grossman will analyse the ways in which the United States, Israel and other advanced militaries use aerial drones and ground-based robots to fight non-state actors (e.g. ISIS, al Qaeda, the Iraqi and Afghan insurgencies, Hezbollah, Hamas, etc.) and how these groups, as well as individual terrorists, are utilizing less advanced commercially-available drones to fight powerful state opponents. Robotics has huge implications for the future of security, terrorism and international relations and this will be essential reading on the subject of terrorism and drone warfare.

Drones

Drones
Author: Sarah Elizabeth Kreps
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2016
Genre: History
ISBN: 0190235357

Drones quite possibly represent the most transformative military innovation since jet engines and atomic weaponry. Through satellite imaging and remote technology, countries such as the United States can destroy small targets halfway around the world with pinpoint accuracy. Now civilian industries are acquiring drones for everything from monitoring crops to delivering packages. Kreps explains how they and the systems associated with them work, how they are being used today, and what will become of the technology in the future.

The Good Drone

The Good Drone
Author: Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2020-07-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0262358468

How small-scale drones, satellites, kites, and balloons are used by social movements for the greater good. Drones are famous for doing bad things: weaponized, they implement remote-control war; used for surveillance, they threaten civil liberties and violate privacy. In The Good Drone, Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick examines a different range of uses: the deployment of drones for the greater good. Choi-Fitzpatrick analyzes the way small-scale drones--as well as satellites, kites, and balloons--are used for a great many things, including documenting human rights abuses, estimating demonstration crowd size, supporting anti-poaching advocacy, and advancing climate change research. In fact, he finds, small drones are used disproportionately for good; nonviolent prosocial uses predominate.