In the Media

Postdoctoral fellow Joshua Schwartz and Texas A&M University Prof. Matthew Fuhrmann write for The Washington Post about their research to analyze whether armed drone operations reduce terrorism or make countries more vulnerable to it. “Armed drones may raise ethical concerns but appear to be an effective counterterrorism tool,” argue Schwartz and Fuhrmann. “However, the decision of when, how or even whether to employ armed drones remains a difficult one.”