College 14: Paradox of remote warfare

Question 1

What is remote warfare?

Answer 1

• Type of warfare that entails an element of distancing using training of local parties and the use of airpower and drones
• Armed dronestrikes replaced operations done by personnel
• Conflict became disconnected from soldiers

Question 2

Wat is ‘remote warfare’ volgens (Waldman, 2018)

Answer 2

Cirkel 1. Delegation -> 2. Danger proofing -> 3. Darkness -> 1.

Question 3

Levels of remoteness:

Answer 3

-1Removal of military: from the battlefield and frontlines
-2Remote knowing: situational awareness through mass scale surveillance
-3Remote decision making: sifting through data by algorithms and machine learning to make data actionable. Using predictive analysis to define what is normal/abnormal in violent conflict
-4Remote targeting: Targeting from a safe distance with or without meaningful human oversight/control

Question 4

Remote warfare paradox (Gould&Demmers, 2020)

Answer 4

• Het doden en bloedvergieten wordt door remote warfare minder ‘gruwelijk’ gemaakt. omdat het o.a. zo ver weg is, dat westerse landen er minder om geven en het zelfs mogelijk geen ‘oorlog’ meer noemen.