Armed Drones: A Very German Drama

Germany has been debating whether to get armed drones for nearly a decade. Constant political shifts with a never ending debate have resulted in a drawn out process that was recently torpedoed once more. I sit down with Dr. Ulrike Franke, Drone Expert and Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council of Foreign Relations to discuss what is going on in Germany.

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- Expert -
Dr. Ulrike Franke, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council of Foreign Relations:
Profile & Publications: https://ecfr.eu/profile/ulrike_esther_franke/
Schicherheitshalber [Podcast]: https://sicherheitspod.de/

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- Reading recommendations -
Dr. Ulrike Franke, Drone Warfare, Oxford Bibliographies: 2017
https://www.academia.edu/38170568/Drone_Warfare_Oxford_Bibliographies

Bradley Jay Strawser & Jeff McMahan, Killing by Remote Control, Oxford University Press: 2013
US: https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Remote-Control-Unmanned-Military/dp/0199926123
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Killing-Remote-Control-Unmanned-Military/dp/0199926123

Chris Woods, Sudden Justice, Oxford University Press: 2015
US: https://www.amazon.com/Sudden-Justice-Americas-Secret-Terrorism/dp/0190202599
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sudden-Justice-Americas-Secret-Terrorism/dp/0190202599

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- Timecodes -
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Expert: Dr. Ulrike Franke
01:30 - What is happening in Germany?
03:41 - Rent-a-drone: Germany and IAI Heron TP
05:22 - Roadmap: Weaponized drones when?
07:56 - Why is this such a big deal?
08:26 - Reason 1: USA Drone use
09:40 - Reason 2: 'Killer robots'
10:21 - Reason 3: Big Questions No Answers
11:07 - Nato drone: AGS
11:48 - Politics, Elections and Politics
15:04 - Politics cont. Social Democrats (SPD) Edition
17:01 - Trust in the Army, Trust in Politicians
18:42 - What are we missing in the debate
21:40 - Defence against Drones: What is Germany doing?
23:31 - Recommendations for you (viewer)
25:23 - Outro

- Footage -
NATO, Department of Defence, Ministry of Defence Azerbaijan

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