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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
From State Control to Remote Control: Warfare in the 21st Century
This online course explored the impact and ethics of using drones, special operations units and private security firms in warfare.
5 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr Wali Aslam
Senior Lecturer in International Security
University of Bath
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the rationale for the recent trend towards remote control warfare
- Exhibit an awareness of the receiving-end consequences of remote control warfare
- Display an understanding of the ethical implications of remote control warfare
Syllabus
- Examination of the philosophical, ethical and cultural challenges raised by remote control warfare
- In-depth case studies focusing on Pakistan, Yemen, Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq to study the real-life implications of the move towards remote control warfare
- Study of American, British and European motives for the use of remote control warfare
Issued on 1st March 2018
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