The Political Philosophy of European Subsidiarity
Subsidiarity can help to prevent the exercise of tyrannical power of the central government and protect a sphere of liberty in the smaller units of a community.
National Parliaments in the EU: Synergy Under the Subsidiarity Principle?
Over the past two decades, subsidiarity has become an important instrument to strengthen the role of national parliaments in the European architecture.
New Book – Varieties of European Subsidiarity: A Multidisciplinary Approach
By tracing the location of authority at different levels of European governance this book examines the pressures for effective decision-making despite the changing policy preferences of governments.
Remote Warfare in an Age of Distancing and ‘Great Powers’
The use of remote warfare has several significant problems and there can only be progress towards resolving them through discussions between communities.
Security Cooperation as Remote Warfare: The US in the Horn of Africa
Security cooperation programmes have provided a pathway to continued intervention, the ‘remoteness’ of which applies only to the intervening actor, not local communities.
Remote Warfare in the Sahel and a Role for the European Union
Remote warfare conducted by Western forces is shifting its focus to the Sahel and as European states try to rely less on the US security apparatus, old legal challenges.
Human Judgment in Remote Warfare
Developers and military commanders should not merely ask which military tasks can be automated, but also ask where human judgment ought to be preserved.
Outsourcing Death, Sacrifice and Remembrance: The Socio-Political Effects of Remote Warfare
Remote warfare removes war from certain privileged spaces and times, even at the price of maintaining a limitless condition of war elsewhere.
Death by Data: Drones, Kill Lists and Algorithms
Legal questions surrounding the use of metadata in targeting means that an adequate, independent post-strike investigation is the bare minimum of what ‘feasible’ precautions should include.
The Limitations and Consequences of Remote Warfare in Syria
The Syrian conflict is an example of global and regional powers waging remote warfare against their adversaries with minimum human and capital costs.
