Irresistible Shift towards Remote Warfare: The United States and Operation Inherent Resolve
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2021-07-12
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Airstrikes, drones, and private contractors are used, together with special operation forces and local militias, to limit the number of troops directly employed in a given theater of war – the so-called “boots on the ground.” Operation Inherent Resolve is a great example of such a strategy meant to minimize the human involvement in war scenarios. Inherent Resolve has magnified the use of remote warfare techniques, which this paper will examine in-depth in order to explore and explain the strategic reasons behind them. At the same time, this paper will shed a new light into the political restraints of contemporary remote warfare.
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