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The US Drone Policy Under the Obama Administration: A Critical Appraisal

Posted on October 6, 2014 By Editor

Cover PageTitle: The US Drone Policy Under the Obama Administration: A Critical Appraisal
Author: Cameron Gable
Affiliation: University of San Francisco
Issue: Law & Order – Volume 6 Issue 1
Publisher: Yonsei University Press
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The use of drones has increased exponentially under the Obama administration and now forms an integral part of the US government’s counterterrorism policy. However, the President’s extensive use of drones has been controversial and generated extensive debate and discussion in the US and abroad. This paper examines the factors that have propelled the Obama administration to use this strategy and its implications for American and international law as well as American foreign policy.

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