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2014.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Today, more than 70 countries possess drone technology and many others are seeking to acquire it. This outburst in drone technology compels the nations to involve in a new arms race and promises to change the conduct of war as they counterbalance their adversaries. The development of technological improvements will eventually usher in a "boundless & borderless war without end," such as the case of the U.S. drone program in Pakistan. It raises some important issues regarding how drone use should be governed in the future. This paper primarily focuses on the political and strategic costs of drone campaigns in Pakistan. It is argued that drone strikes undermine the legitimacy of local governments, crumble its stability, intensify anti-American sentiment, and breed terrorism by creating new recruits for militants who aim to overthrow their governments and who, by the same token, portray these governments as helpless and subservient to the United States' unchecked power that consequently weaken the credibility of these government to win the loyalties of their own population.
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