The political effects of unmanned aerial vehicles 2014

Survey data and interview transcripts collected during field-work carried out in Pakistan from May 2014 to August 2014 with individuals and communities affected by drone strikes in North and South Waziristan. The dataset includes 30 semi-structured interviews and survey results from 389 respondents.<p>The study looks at three case studies in its approach, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Yemen.
The project team is mapping out the position with regard to the two sub-questions: (1) What impact does the use of UAVs have on possibilities for containing and/or ending intrastate conflict?; (2) What impact does the use of UAVs within a state’s borders have on the relationship between this state and the intervening state?

With the two Research Strands, which relate to the perceptions of affected groups regarding the possibilities of achieving a negotiated settlement of local insurgent conflicts and relations between hosting and intervening states.
These have enabled attention to be given to exploring the relationship of counter terrorism policy with counterinsurgency policy with specific regard to UAV functionality involving other dimensions of UAV use, such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, target acquisition and unmanned combat aerial vehicles, namely Predators and Reapers.</p>