TERRORISM: COMMENTARY ON SECURITY DOCUMENTS VOLUME 137: The Obama Administration's Second Term National Security Strategy

Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents is a series that provides primary source documents and expert commentary on various topics relating to the worldwide effort to combat terrorism. Volume 133, The Drone Wars of the 21st Century: Costs and Benefits, examines the complex issues raised by the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, in lieu of more conventional military capabilities. Professor Douglas Lovelace, Jr., has selected ten documents for this volume covering issues such as the legality, constitutionality, and ethics of the current use of drones by the United States, including the targeting and killing of U.S. citizens abroad. Topics covered also include the long-term efficacy of U.S. reliance on drone usage as a counterterrorism tactic, and the challenges involved for the United States in limiting the proliferation of drone technology through export controls and diplomatic efforts.

Douglas Lovelace, Jr., is the Director of the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College. Earlier in his military career, he worked on national security directives. He holds an MBA degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and a J.D. from Widener School of Law.

Kristen E. Boon is Director of International Programs at Seton Hall University School of Law. Her writings have appeared in the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law and the New York University Journal of International Law. A former clerk to the Supreme Court of Canada's Justice Ian Binnie, she holds an M.A. in Political Science from McGill University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.