ЕТИЧКЕ И ОПЕРАТИВНЕ СПЕЦИФИЧНОСТИ ТЕХНОЛОГИЈЕ ОФАНЗИВНИХ ДРОНОВА У КОНТЕКСТУ МЕЂУНАРОДНИХ ОДНОСА
ETHICAL AND OPERATIONAL SPECIFICITIES OF OFFENSIVE DRONE TECHNOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Author(s): Aleksandar Fatić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Институт за међународну политику и привреду
Keywords: predator drones; military killings; conflicts beyond war; risk; courage; military virtues
Summary/Abstract: The text discusses some of the most influential arguments in support of the increasingly widespread use of so-called "predator drones" for military actions that do not have the dimensions of open war. The author argues that these arguments are mostly of weak explanatory power and do not address the essential ethical aspects of the technologization of warfare, and in particular the use of drones for military assassinations. The text concludes that the damage that the use of drones causes to the military, its self-understanding and acceptance by society as a whole, and the structure of society itself is incalculable, and that in this sense, despite the obvious operational advantages, the use of drones does not represent a civilizational leap forward, but rather a large and drastic civilizational step backward.

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