Avery Plaw

Avery Plaw is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He is the author of several articles on drones and a book entitled Targeting Terrorists (Ethics and Global Politics) by Ashgate. He is a specialist on targeted assassinations.

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Adaptation and Response in the Hamas-Israel Conflict

03.09.2018 Shahaf Rabi

In the early hours of January 14, the Israeli Air Force bombed a one kilometer (km)-long Hamas tunnel connecting Israel, Egypt and the Gaza Strip,...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Israel

Can Airstrikes Alone Tackle Islamic State in Libya?

01.26.2018 Avery Plaw

In the last four months of 2017, the United States resumed bombing Islamic State (IS) targets in Libya. On September 24, 2017, U.S. African Command...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Africa

Hezbollah’s Drone Program Sets Precedents for Non-State Actors

11.10.2017 Avery Plaw

On the afternoon of September 19, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launched from an airstrip near the Syrian capital of Damascus flew into the demilitarized...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Iran

Reaping the Whirlwind: Drones Flown by Non-state Actors Now Pose a Lethal Threat

09.11.2017 Avery Plaw

Non-state actors have long been subject to surveillance and even attack by armed drones flown by states they threaten. In recent months, however, there has...

Publication Terrorism Monitor