Category Archives: Geopolitics and International Relations

Robot Wars: US Empire and Geopolitics in the Robotic Age

Posted on September 6, 2017 by

My latest open-access paper has just come online over at Security Dialogue. Abstract: How will the robot age transform warfare? What geopolitical futures are being imagined by the US military? This article constructs a robotic futurology to examine these crucial … Continue reading →

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Empire in an Age of Robots and Drones

Posted on July 25, 2016 by

On July 7, 2016, police forces in Dallas attached a small explosive device to a robot and sent it to kill Micah Johnson, the gunman who shot five police officers at a Black Lives Matter rally. Dallas Police Chief David … Continue reading →

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The Urbanization of Drone Warfare: Policing Surplus Populations in the Dronepolis

Posted on February 3, 2016 by

For actual paper follow this link. Abstract. This paper explores the urbanization of drone warfare and the securitization of the “surplus population.” Defined as a bloc of humanity rendered as structurally unnecessary to a capital-intensive economy, the surplus population is … Continue reading →

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The Dronification of State Violence, Part II: Historical Origins

Posted on April 24, 2014 by

Previous section: Life and Death in the West Wing Historical Origins of the Predator War in Pakistan In this section, we briefly trace the geographic and historical antecedents of the Predator war in Pakistan. The objective is to highlight the institutional … Continue reading →

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The Dronification of State Violence, Part 1: Life and Death in the West Wing

Posted on April 17, 2014 by

This post is part of a series of sections from a broader paper, which can be found online here. Full citation: Ian Shaw and Majed Akhter (2014) The Dronification of State Violence, Critical Asian Studies, 46(2): 211-234. Introduction: Life and … Continue reading →

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The Dronification of State Violence – published

Posted on April 9, 2014 by

I have just been notified that Critical Asian Studies have published my co-authored paper, “The Dronification of State Violence.” Here’s the abstract: This article explores the shifting methods of U.S. state violence. Building on their earlier work, the authors focus … Continue reading →

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New and Old Wars: Organized Violence in a Global Era

Posted on May 31, 2013 by

Mary Kaldor, 2012, New and Old Wars: Organized Violence in a Global Era (3rd Edition), Cambridge: Polity Press Mary Kaldor’s New and Old Wars invites us to consider the changing logics, practices, and geographies of violence. Since the seminal “new … Continue reading →

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