Type of Resource:
Journal

Year of Publication:
2016

Indicators:
- Enablers
- Challenges


Themes:
- Internet for Democracy
- Internet Or Digital Rights and Freedoms

Author(s): Sarah E Kreps; Geoffrey PR Wallace

Weighing in on these areas of study, we investigate the use of drone strikes for counterterrorism, a subject of considerable debate. Proponents in the government point to drones as both effective for disrupting terrorist networks and compatible with international law. Critics from groups such as international organizations (IOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) respond that attacks create more terrorists than they kill and violate legal commitments. we find IO and NGO criticisms can shape public attitudes even around an important national security issue like drone strikes, but are most influential when messages center on legal critiques rather than matters of effectiveness.

URL
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0022343316657405

Region of Study:
Africa,

Country of Study:
Africa,

Study Quality
High