General Atomics MQ-1 Predator

October 14, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

What types of deadly drones is Hezbollah using against Israel?

As drone attacks become more deadly, it’s worth asking what is known about the types of drones that Hezbollah and Iranian proxies are using in their attacks.

April 14, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Why did Iran choose drones as method of attack?

Iran has sought to turn drone threats into its version of the Soviet AK-47, a deadly weapon system used in copious amounts, exported to its proxies. An explainer.

February 6, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iranian media lifts veil on Iran’s kamikaze drone program

The essence of these drones is that the drone itself is a warhead, so it flies into a target like a cruise missile.

April 23, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, Maj Jared Thompson, Ryan Brobst

China’s surprising drone sales in the Middle East

The Biden administration plans to move forward with $23 billion in weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates, according to press reports published last week. The sales include F-35 aircraft, MQ-9B...

May 30, 2012 | Robert Barnidge Boston University International Law Journal

A Defense of Drone Attacks in Pakistan Under Humanitarian Law

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, international law has had to grapple with the fundamental challenges that large-scale violence carried out by non-state actors pos...

June 13, 2011 | World Defense Review

Playing with Fire: South Africa’s Dangerous Terrorist Liaisons

 On October 1, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) was officially stood up, achieving its "initial operating capacity" as a subordinate component of the U.S. European Command (EUCOM)...

May 16, 2011 |

Don’t Get Cocky, America

Osama bin Laden's death is a significant blow for al Qaeda, removing a figurehead who had evaded the largest manhunt in world history for almost a decade, and who seemingly managed to remain...

June 29, 2010 |

A Guide to Avoiding Disaster in Afghanistan

For those of us who can remember how lonely it was to be in favor of the Iraq war and the hoped-for surge in 2006, reflecting on America’s current travails in Afghanistan—a “foo...

March 2, 2010 | Jonathan Schanzer

$150 Million for Yemeni ‘Encouragement’

''Yemen's willingness... to confront the serious threat al Qaeda poses to the nation's stability has been inconsistent in the past, but our recent intensive engagement appears...

July 28, 2008 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Six killed in strike in South Waziristan

Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the tribal areas. Map from PBS' Frontline. Click to view. Three foreign terrorist are among six killed in a targeted strike in Pakistan's...