Filozofija i drustvo 2017 Volume 28, Issue 2, Pages: 349-364
https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1702349F
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The ethics of drone warfare
Fatić Aleksandar 
(Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade)
The paper investigates the compatibility of the modern technologies of
warfare, specifically the use of offensive drones, with traditional military
ethics and suggests that the new technologies radically change the value
system of the military in ways which make large parts of the traditional
military ethics inapplicable. The author suggests that Agamben’s concept of
‘effectivity’ through ‘special actions’ which mark one’s belonging to a
particular community or profession is a useful conceptual strategy to
explore the compatibility of drone warfare with traditional military ethics;
this strategy shows mixed results at best.
Keywords: effectivity, warfare, drones, technology, military ethics