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Drone Strikes

November 09, 2021
Will Imran Khan Grant the US Access to Pakistani Airspace Again?
By Niha Dagia
Should the prime minister do so, he would be contradicting his years-long anti-war, anti-U.S. political rhetoric.

August 08, 2017
US Considers Direct Military Involvement in Fight Against Islamic State-Affiliated Militants in Mindanao
By Ankit Panda
U.S. drone strikes against the Islamic State in the Philippines may not be decisive in terminating the conflict.

March 01, 2017
US Air Force to Retire Predator Killer Drones in Early 2018
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The service is slated to switch to an all MQ-9 Reaper force by the end of this year.

October 06, 2016
Will China Adhere to Its Own Norm Prohibiting Lethal Drone Strikes?
By Tobias Burgers and Scott N. Romaniuk
Think About It: Chinese drones filling Africa’s skies, watching over Beijing’s interests.

August 18, 2016
US Air Force to Receive 30 New Reaper Killer Drones
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new unmanned aerial vehicles will join the U.S. Air Force by the middle of 2019.

August 13, 2016
Did a US Drone Strike Take Out the ISIS AfPak Leader?
By Ankit Panda
Afghanistan's envoy to Pakistan says that Hafiz Saeed Khan was killed in late July. Is that likely?

August 12, 2016
Is China Establishing a Norm Prohibiting Lethal Drone Strikes in Asia?
By Tobias Burgers and Scott N. Romaniuk
China -- unlike the U.S. -- has so far refused to use UAVs to conduct targeted killings.

July 09, 2016
The Consequences of Global Armed Drone Proliferation
By Alyssa Sims
Who has drones and how are they getting them?

May 25, 2016
Revealed: How US Drones Found Taliban Chief Mullah Mansour
By Ankit Panda
The strike against Mansour was the result of carefully cultivated human and signals intelligence in Balochistan.

August 18, 2015
Pentagon to Increase Drone Flights Over South China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Over the next four years, the number of daily U.S. drone flights is planned to increase by 50 percent.

April 29, 2015
US Will Continue Deadly Drone Strikes in Pakistan
By Franz-Stefan Gady
American lawmakers are still in favor of killing militants with UAVs in Pakistan despite civilian casualties.

June 10, 2014
The Drone Strike Narrative in Pakistan
By Farooq Yousaf
The discourse surrounding drone strikes in the FATA region has always been complex.
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