CATO Event on Drones
Ben and Steve are speaking on a panel at the CATO Institute entitled "Drones and the New Way of War" along with Rosa Brooks of Georgetown Law and Benjamin Friedman of CATO. The event will be moderated by Malou Innocent, also of CATO.
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Ben and Steve are speaking on a panel at the CATO Institute entitled "Drones and the New Way of War" along with Rosa Brooks of Georgetown Law and Benjamin Friedman of CATO. The event will be moderated by Malou Innocent, also of CATO. The description and the livestream of the event, which runs from 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST, are below.
On February 4, 2013, NBC News obtained a confidential Justice Department white paper detailing the Obama administration’s legal justification for the targeted killing of American citizens abroad. The leak called attention to a discernible shift in the “War on Terror” and how America wages it. The U.S. government has yet to disclose the number of drone strikes launched, the number of people killed, and the full scope of collateral damage. How does the U.S. government determine who is a legitimate target and who poses an immediate threat? What are the constitutional issues surrounding targeted killings, given their secrecy and the lack of reliable data? What standards do decisionmakers apply for deciding if the costs outweigh the benefits in a given country? What are the practical issues of such highly classified programs in an age of worldwide, and seemingly perpetual, war? Join us for what should be a fascinating discussion on a highly important topic.
Ritika Singh was a project coordinator at the Brookings Institution where she focused on national security law and policy. She graduated with majors in International Affairs and Government from Skidmore College in 2011, and wrote her thesis on Russia’s energy agenda in Europe and its strategic implications for America.
