by Matthew Crosston, published on Journal of Strategic Security, Winter, 2014
Editor’s Note: This is interesting because it frames the ethics of drones in the context of articulated warfare. Of course we may choose to oppose the context, but it exists and something like a ban on drones has to look at the issues often clouded by “American Exceptionalism”. I want find an article to counterbalance and update these issues. Currently small, but lethal drones are leveling the playing field for non state actors and also for poorer nations defending themselves. But those same drones are being used by Israel to target individuals in the streets of Gaza (and they could be used for policing anywhere). [jb] If you have a likely candidate, just put a link in the comments section.
Dr. Matthew Crosston specializes in international security, intelligence studies, global leadership and policy change, and equity/justice workshops. He is an author and international speaker who consults with governments, media organizations, and academic institutions on a range of issues covering peace mediation, irregular warfare, intelligence dilemmas, and education innovation. As an academic executive leader, he serves as the Director of Academic Transformation at Bowie State University under the Provost (https://bowiestate.edu/about/administration-and-governance/division-of-academic-affairs/academic-transformation/). As a scholar, he serves as Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, Israel and on the Advisory Board of the seminal International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence.He is also Senior Advisor for the Research Institute for European and American Studies in Athens, Greece, Senior Fellow at the China Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research in Nanjing, China, Executive Vice Chairman of ModernDiplomacy.eu, and was the first American invited to conduct a political analysis blog for the Russian International Affairs Council in Moscow, Russia. He advised on the development of two new doctoral programs at St. Johns University and North Carolina State University, in Homeland Security Management and International Security, respectively.
Since receiving his PhD from Brown University in International Relations and Comparative Politics in 2003, Crosston has published top-tier research that has initiated alternative thinking and impacted real world decision-making on policy in the US and beyond.
