The Bureau of Investigative Journalism's new annual report reveals that for the first time since 2004 there were no confirmed reports of civilian casualties in Pakistan from US drone strikes. However, in this blog post, Open Briefing's Executive Director, Chris Abbott, argues it is not all good news and asks whether 2014 might, in fact, be the year of the drone.
Tag: Chris Abbott
Chris Abbott interviewed on TZM Global Radio
Open Briefing's founder and Executive Director, Chris Abbott, was interviewed on TZM Global Radio on 18 December. In the hour-long interview, Chris discussed Open Briefing, drone warfare, the nature of think tanks, the increasing autonomous decision-making of military technologies, and much more!
Our intelligence method (or how we differ to think tanks)
Open Briefing utilises tools and methodologies from the intelligence community and applies robust and rigorous analytical processes in our work. This post explains how our work is driven by the 'intelligence cycle' and outlines some of the protocols we use.
Roundup of recent successes!
It has been a busy couple of months at Open Briefing! So much has happened recently that it can be hard to keep track of. So we thought we should take a moment to share with you some of our achievements from the last few weeks.
US drone strikes in Pakistan: Ineffective and illegitimate
In this article co-published with SustainableSecurity.org, Shazad Ali and Chris Abbott argue that lack of transparency, dubious effectiveness, civilian casualties and negative consequences for US national security means that Washington needs to re-evaluate its drone strikes programme in Pakistan.
Remote control war: Unmanned combat air vehicles in China, India, Iran, Israel, Russia and Turkey
Open Briefing has identified at least 200 different UAVs in use or in development by China, India, Iran, Israel, Russia and Turkey, with 29 of these being armed drones. The study also assesses the likely future use of armed drones by each country.
Press release: New report lifts the lid on the development and spread of armed drones around the world
Open Briefing has today published a major new study that identifies at least 200 different UAVs in use or in development by China, India, Iran, Israel, Russia and Turkey, with 29 of these being armed drones.
Dossier: Explosions at the Boston Marathon
Open Briefing: On 15 April 2013, there were two explosions near the finishing line of the Boston Marathon, in Boston, MA, United States. This dossier is a collection of open source intelligence from the first 72 hours after the bombings.