The United States’ War on Terror in Pakistan: The Change in the Conduct of War and Implications for International Norms

Nathaniel P. Candelaria

2018

Abstract

Based on the current trends in technology, the US is now capable of using drones with weapons to attack its enemies since 2001, and it has progressed more under the Obama Administration. This paper, then, will look into how drones changed the conduct of war, and how the use of drones affect international norms by probing into the case of the US’ War on Terror in Pakistan. To explain how this particular phenomenon has changed the conduct of war, a case study research design will be utilized. The paper will be using secondary data provided by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism on the number of drone operations during 2004 – 2015, and existing literature on drone warfare. As far as drones use are concerned, the paper was able to find out that there are positive and negative changes this particular technology has brought in the current times. The use of drones in the War on Terror has changed how military operations, and by extension warfare, are conducted. Drone warfare differs from the earlier types as combatants need not to be physically present within the area of conflict as they are operated remotely. However, there is a caveat as they do not discriminate combatants from civilians. In the case of the US War on Terror in Pakistan, there were reported many civilian casualties. Moreover, by focusing on Pakistan’s case, scholars have argued that the use of drones in Pakistan has implications for international norms such as international law, sovereignty, and human rights.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Candelaria N. (2018). The United States’ War on Terror in Pakistan: The Change in the Conduct of War and Implications for International Norms. In Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR, ISBN 978-989-758-493-0, pages 317-323. DOI: 10.5220/0010276500002309

in Bibtex Style

@conference{acir18,
author={Nathaniel P. Candelaria},
title={The United States’ War on Terror in Pakistan: The Change in the Conduct of War and Implications for International Norms},
booktitle={Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR,},
year={2018},
pages={317-323},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010276500002309},
isbn={978-989-758-493-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR,
TI - The United States’ War on Terror in Pakistan: The Change in the Conduct of War and Implications for International Norms
SN - 978-989-758-493-0
AU - Candelaria N.
PY - 2018
SP - 317
EP - 323
DO - 10.5220/0010276500002309