‘No Boots on the Ground’: Reflections on the US Drone Campaign through Virtuous War and STS Theories

Abstract Since 2004, the US Air Force (USAF) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have persecuted insurgents in Somalia, Yemen and Pakistan with armed drones. Despite its alleged efficiency, this practice has been widely criticised on the grounds that it contravenes international humanitarian l...

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Main Authors: Alcides Eduardo dos Reis Peron, Rafael de Brito Dias
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Contexto Internacional
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-85292018000100053&lng=en&tlng=en