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Armed Drones and Globalization in the Asymmetric War on Terror: Challenges for the Law of Armed Conflict and Global Political Economy
Within the context of IHL this book appraises the drone as a weapon of engagement, discussing such issues as "personality" and "signature" strikes as well as the implications of the deployment of spies as drone strikers rather the Defence Department, the members of the U.S armed forces.
Author(s) | By Fred Aja Agwu. |
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Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 358 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 11 Dec 2017 |
Availability | Available |
Within the context of IHL this book appraises the drone as a weapon of engagement, discussing such issues as "personality" and "signature" strikes as well as the implications of the deployment of spies as drone strikers rather the Defence Department, the members of the U.S armed forces.
Contents Dedication Contents List of Acronyms Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Insurgency and Terrorism as forms of Asymmetric Warfare Chapter 3: The War on Terrorism (WoT) Chapter 4: Dirty/nightmarish weapon platforms
Professor Fred Aja Agwu is the Head of the Division of International Law and Organization at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos, Nigeria