scholarly journals India’s Drones

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Breanne Schneider
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
National Security ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
The United States ◽  
Interstate Conflict ◽  
Power Balance ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Strategic Value ◽  
Border Dispute

The United States’ increasing dependence on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), more commonly referred to as drones, to carry out targeted killings has captured the attention of several countries across the globe seeking to amplify their military capabilities. While most of the current literature focuses on the strategic value of UAVs as a tool for combating terrorism, scholars have largely overlooked the use of drones as a key to maintaining security between states. This project, in contrast, investigates the implications of drones for security dilemmas between countries. It examines the case of India due to its long-standing rivalry with Pakistan, its border dispute with China, and the prevalence of terrorism in the region. It anticipates that India’s leaders view the possession of drones by their rivals as a threat to their own national security, and thus aim to acquire similar technology to maintain the power balance. A content analysis of newspaper articles related to India’s drone acquisition indicates that drones are perceived by India’s leaders to be almost equally useful in fighting terrorism and balancing a state rival, which demonstrates that, contrary to popular belief, drones do carry significance in interstate conflict.

US armed UAV precedent will hinder global rules-making

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Policy Reform ◽  
The United States ◽  
Barack Obama ◽  
International Norms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Intelligence Sharing ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Wide Range

Subject Post-Obama armed UAV policy. Significance As President Barack Obama prepares to leave office in January 2017, his administration has called for the United States to lead development of a set of international norms to govern the use of armed UAVs ('unmanned aerial vehicles' or 'drones'). The international proliferation and military use of armed UAVs by nations outside the circle of trusted US allies have highlighted the urgency of formulating clearly articulated international rules to govern an otherwise vaguely defined arena of international behaviour dominated by US precedent. Impacts Congressional aversion to supporting ground interventions abroad will enable the next president further to delay UAV policy reform. A wide range of countries frustrated with restrictions from Washington may turn to China as a key supplier of armed UAVs. Failed US efforts to reform the covert drone programme may complicate intelligence-sharing with European allies.

scholarly journals The framing of 9/11 in American, French, and Dutch national newspapers (2001–2015): An inductive approach to studying events

2020 ◽  
pp. 026858092096682
Author(s):  
Thijs van Dooremalen ◽  
Justus Uitermark
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
National Security ◽  
Topic Modeling ◽  
The United States ◽  
Inductive Approach ◽  
National Differences ◽  
Muslim Immigrants ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Cross National

In this article, the authors employ work on events, framing, and social problems to develop an inductive approach to studying events. The article’s central premise is that tracing direct references made to events offers a fruitful strategy to investigate their framing cross-nationally and over time. The authors apply their approach to the case of 9/11 in American, French, and Dutch national newspapers (2001–2015). By combining word counting, topic modeling, and content analysis they examine the amount of attention given to 9/11, the issues to which it has been linked, and the implications attributed to it. The results indicate that the framing of 9/11 in the above three countries has been stable and uniform regarding foreign issues. There are however enduring, marked cross-national differences with respect to domestic issues. In France, 9/11 has barely been related to such issues; in the United States, the event has been connected principally to national security; and in the Netherlands, it has mainly prompted the problematization of Muslim immigrants. Because 9/11 has been a significant event many years after its occurrence, albeit differently so in each country of study, the findings point to the relevance of studying the framing of events cross-nationally and over extended periods of time.

Field Study of Driver Exiting Behavior at Complex Interchanges

2018 ◽  
Vol 2672 (37) ◽  
pp. 19-30
Author(s):  
Bryan J. Katz ◽  
Scott O. Kuznicki ◽  
Nicholas Kehoe ◽  
Jim Shurbutt
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Driver Behavior ◽  
The United States ◽  
Driving Behavior ◽  
Common Finding ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Lane Changes ◽  
Aerial Vehicles

A field study explored driver behavior at complex interchanges throughout the United States in order to better understand geometric, signing, and marking characteristics that influence driving behavior and lane selection. Two types of data were collected at 13 interchanges spanning four states: videos from fixed-location cameras, and videos from unmanned aerial vehicles. Findings from the study highlight common behavior as drivers negotiate complex interchanges. For each interchange studied, video was reduced to track vehicle paths throughout the study site. Although data were captured on both through and exiting traffic, the focus of this review was on the exiting vehicles. No major safety issues were observed through the study. One common finding across all sites was that exiting traffic was found to most commonly use the EXIT ONLY lane rather than the option lane. In addition, few common behaviors identified through the video show last-minute lane changes; drivers typically entered their target lane well upstream of the interchange.

Rules will favour commercial drones as market firms up

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
The United States ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Compliance Costs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Model Aircraft

Subject Rules for consumer and commercial drones. Significance Regulations designed to integrate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the wider airspace have led to conflict between consumer enthusiasts and commercial UAV operators, particularly in the largest market, the United States. At the centre of the argument is whether hobbyist model aircraft and consumer drones should be exempt from carrying electronic identification. Impacts Commercial UAV operators will need to account for how interference from consumer drones may affect their business operations. Electronic identification rules would increase the manufacturing and regulatory compliance costs of hobbyist drones. Consumer appetite for drone deliveries will hinge on their safety and security.

scholarly journals Between Contention and Engagement: US response to China’s rise in the Obama and Trump administrations

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 544-561
Author(s):  
Bruna Bosi Moreira
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
National Security ◽  
The United States ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
China’S Rise ◽  
Foreign Policies ◽  
Rise Of China ◽  
China's Rise ◽  
The Rise Of China

The article aims to assess how the United States has managed the rise of China over the last decade. This is achieved first by addressing the question in a theoretical framework and, second, by making an empirical account on the issue. Therefore, the article contrasts mainly realist and liberal accounts on contention and engagement and applies them to Obama and Trump administration's foreign policies to China. To do that, the paper analyzes the National Security Strategies of both administrations, using the method of content analysis. The research's main result is that the rise of China and the threats to the United States hegemony have been major concerns since the Obama administration. What has changed with Trump in power, though, is the means employed to address the problem, with a shift from engagement rhetoric to an open call for contention. Besides, the paper evidences how this shift is accompanied by a change in the conditions for China’s rise.       Recebido em: fevereiro/2019. Aprovado em: setembro/2019.

Russian Federation and the United States of America: geostrategic directions to manage the Ukrainian crisis

2019 ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
Attarid Awadh Abdulhameed
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
European Union ◽  
National Security ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Ukrainian Crisis ◽  
Zero Sum

Ukrainia Remains of huge importance to Russian Strategy because of its Strategic importance. For being a privileged Postion in new Eurasia, without its existence there would be no logical resons for eastward Expansion by European Powers.  As well as in Connection with the progress of Ukrainian is no less important for the USA (VSD, NDI, CIA, or pentagon) and the European Union with all organs, and this is announced by John Kerry. There has always ben Russian Fear and Fear of any move by NATO or USA in the area that it poses a threat to  Russians national Security and its independent role and in funence  on its forces especially the Navy Forces. There for, the Crisis manyement was not Zero sum game, there are gains and offset losses, but Russia does not accept this and want a Zero Sun game because the USA. And European exteance is a Foot hold in Regin Which Russian sees as a threat to its national security and want to monopolize control in the strategic Qirim.

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