PUBLIC TALK: The Human Cost of Drone Warfare Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:00 - Woolnough Lecture Theatre, Geology Building, UWA A public lecture by Alex Edney-Browne, International Relations, University of Melbourne. Imagine living under the eerie "bnng" of an armed drone circling overhead. Imagine if that was the sound you heard immediately before the explosion that killed your brother or blasted off your leg. Imagine knowing that people 7000 miles away could see into your homes and watch your family from above. Fear, disappointment, anger and hopelessness are just some of the emotions that Afghan civilians living under drones experience. With military drones fast-proliferating across the world, governments and militaries continue to claim that drones cause minimal harm to civilians and are an effective weapon against terrorism. There are, however, significant effects on civilians' physical and psychological health, ability to socialise and move freely and their cultural customs. Drone warfare’s effectiveness as a counter-terrorism strategy is dubious at best. In this talk, Alex Edney-Browne discusses her findings on the wide-ranging effects of drone warfare from qualitative research in Afghanistan, refugee squats in Greece, and the United States. URL: http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/edney-browne For more information: Institute of Advanced Studies ias@uwa.edu.au 6488 1340 Starts : Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:00 Ends : Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:00 RSVP Required. Last Updated : Tue, 07 May 2019 13:00