Sarah Shoker
Military-Age Males in Counterinsurgency and Drone Warfare
Military-Age Males in Counterinsurgency and Drone Warfare
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ExcellentThis book explores how the military-age male category was used to target and harm insurgent combatants in US military operations after 9/11, leading to the deterioration of civilian protection. It also discusses the link between counterinsurgency, drone warfare, and emerging trends in artificial intelligence and autonomy in weapons systems.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 266 pages
Publication date: 20 October 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
This book delves into the intricate political ecosystem that sanctioned the use of violent military force against military-age males in US military operations following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. It begins by introducing the concept of the military-age male as a category utilized to identify insurgent combatants who have seamlessly integrated into civilian environments. While US officials asserted that military-age males were not inherently assumed to be combatants, defense and intelligence professionals nonetheless resorted to biases related to gender, age, religion, and race to interpret the battlespace.
Drawing from an analysis of the Obama administration's decision to exclude adolescent boys and men from drone warfare collateral damage counts, as well as examining similar issues with combatant identification under the Bush administration, the author makes a compelling argument that the military-age male category played a significant role in undermining civilian protection.
In the concluding chapters, the book explores the interconnectedness between counterinsurgency, drone warfare, and emerging trends in artificial intelligence and autonomy in weapons systems. It highlights the relationship between algorithmic discrimination and the misidentification of civilians as combatants, raising important concerns about the ethical implications of these developments.
Overall, this book provides a comprehensive and thought-provoking examination of the complex dynamics that shaped the use of military force against military-age males in the post-9/11 era, shedding light on the urgent need for ethical and responsible approaches to warfare.
Weight: 371g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030524760
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021
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