Drone Strike–Analyzing the Impacts of Targeted Killing

Mitt Regan is McDevitt Professor of Jurisprudence and Co-Director of the Center on National Security at Georgetown Law Center, and Senior Fellow at the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the US Naval Academy.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Measuring Cause and Effect in Targeting Killing.- 3. Israeli Targeted Strikes.- 4. Leadership Decapitation Studies.- 5. Overview of US Targeted Strikes.- 6. Quantitative Research.- 7. Qualitative Evidence.- 8. Weighing the Evidence.-  9. Civilian Casualties from US Targeted Strikes.- 10. Civilian Casualties: Beyond the Numbers.- 11. Effects on Local Populations.- 12. Conclusion.