During this year's UN General Assembly First Committee, sixteen States mentioned the use of armed drones in their statements - a significant increase from the six countries in 2017. As existing restrictions on the US drone program have been severely weakened, the number of drone strikes are increasing, and the number of drones, drone users, and drone producers continues...

In our monthly press review, we translate, analyze and summarize news from various European publications on the issues of drones. In October 2018 the most frequent topics discussed in drone news included the allegation by Russia that the United States was behind a drone swarm attack on an airbase in Syria. ...

During this year's United Nations General Assembly First Committee discussions on disarmament, states and civil society groups are again working to address the issues arising from the use of armed drones. To inform delegates during these discussions PAX has published a briefing paper detailing the risks the use of armed drones create for human rights, international law, and international security....