Drones and the War on Terror. 

Daniel Byman

Professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University and the research director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings.  His latest book is A High Price:  The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism.

Thursday, February 28, 2013
4:30-6:00pm, 041 Haldeman Center 

“Drones have become perhaps the Obama administration’s primary counterterrorism weapon and are under increasing scrutiny.  Administration officials credit the drone program for devastating Al Qaeda, but critics charge they are immoral, ineffective, and even backfire.  Daniel Byman assesses the program and discusses its strengths, weaknesses, and limits.”