1. Chris Agius Democratising Warfare? Drones and security

2. Swinburne 2 Democratising Warfare? Drones and security -From the ‘defecating duck’ to the Predator -Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs) – ranging in size and capability -Controlled by humans but becoming increasingly automated -Known drone stocks held by US, UK, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy and Turkey (no data available on China and Russia) -Used in various forms since First World War, and more recently as a counter-terrorism method to strike ‘high value targets’ in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia Rise of the drones

3. Swinburne 3 Democratising Warfare? Drones and security -Domestic and military uses: drones as a ‘force for good?’ -Impact on warfare and the democratisation of warfare? -Ethics and legality of drone use Problematising drones

4. Swinburne 4 Democratising Warfare? Drones and security Impact on sovereignty, practices of security and violence in the international system Discourses surrounding drones -What is made permissible? -Seduction of the lesser evil (as choice but also as a fetishization or reliance on technology for political problems) Focus of research