A short overview of the news of week 24, 2018. If you have events or updates to share with our network, you may forward them to info {at} efadrones.org....

15 June, 2018 /

In our monthly press review, we translate, analyze and summarize news from various European publications on the issues of drones. May 2018 saw more news on ethics and autonomy in drones, as well as news from European military forces seeking to acquire armed drones. ...

12 June, 2018 /

This week news from the Stimson Center, CIVIC, Belarus, Turkey, and a new country profile of Norway. ...

08 June, 2018 /

Despite the ethical, legal, and strategic issues surrounding the use of drones, the Trump administrations has weakened relevant principles, guidelines, and policies. The result is less transparency and accountability for the drone program, as well as an increase in the frequency and geographical spread of US drone strikes. In this report, the Stimson Centre puts forward 18 recommendations to the...

07 June, 2018 /

Norwegian engagement on armed drones has been marked by vigorous debate in the past few years, in particular through the release of the documentary Drone in 2014 by Norwegian filmmaker Tonje Hesse Schei, featuring the drone whistle-blower Brandon Bryant. However, successive governments have been quiet on this topic, resulting in a lull in the public and political debate....

06 June, 2018 /

News from Drone Wars UK, Rete Disarmo, Stimson Centre, and the European Parliament as well as updates on Poland, Greece and Denmark....

01 June, 2018 /

On the 24th of May, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres presented his initiative “Securing Our Common Future: an Agenda for Disarmament”. In his speech in Geneva, Guterres discussed the work to improve protection of civilians in armed conflict through new partnerships, and by building legal and policy initiatives. Prior to the presentation, numerous meetings were held with civil society organisations....

25 May, 2018 /