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Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents is a series that provides primary source documents and expert commentary on various topics relating to the worldwide effort to combat terrorism. Among the documents collected are transcripts of Congressional testimony, reports by such federal government bodies as the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), United Nations Security Council resolutions, reports and investigations by the United Nations Secretary-General and other dedicated UN bodies, and case law from the U.S. and around the globe covering issues related to terrorism. Most volumes focus on a single theme, and inside each volume the documents usually appear within topic-based categories. The series also includes a subject index and other indices that guide the user through this complex area of the law. Volume 134, The Domestic Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, examines an issue that is just now beginning to emerge as a subject of public debate, as the implications of new technological capabilities begin to become clear and the legal limits of the uses of those technologies begin to be tested. Professor Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr., who has provided the introductory commentary to this volume, has selected several illuminating documents that examine various aspects of this issue. These documents consider the expanding use of unmanned aerial vehicles (or drones) for surveillance activities by both border enforcement and domestic law enforcement officials; the privacy implications of the potentially highly intrusive surveillance capabilities of drone technology; and concerns that drones will be used for non-surveillance purposes within U.S. borders. Other topics include the state of the unmanned aircraft manufacturing sector in the U.S., the legal implications of the integration of drones into domestic airspace, and the constitutional implications of the expanding use of facial recognition technology.
List of contents
- Preface
- Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr
- DOCUMENT NO. 1: Quadrennial Defense Review 2014, United States Department of Defense, Washington, D.C., March 4, 2014
- DOCUMENT NO. 2: The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and Defense Strategy: Issues for Congress, CRS Report No. R43403, Catherine Dale, February 24, 2014
- DOCUMENT NO. 3: Army Strategic Planning Guidance, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C., 2014
- DOCUMENT NO. 4: Remarks by the President at the United States Military Academy Commencement Ceremony, Barack Obama, West Point, New York, May 28, 2014
- DOCUMENT NO. 5: Army Drawdown and Restructuring: Background and Issues for Congress, CRS Report No. R42493, Andrew Feickert, February 28, 2014
- DOCUMENT NO. 6: Statement by the Honorable John M. McHugh, Secretary of the Army, and General Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff, United States Army, before the Committee on Armed Services, United States House of Representatives, Second Session, 113th Congress, on the Posture of the United States Army, Washington, D.C., March 25, 2014
- DOCUMENT NO. 7: U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress, CRS Report No. RS21048, Andrew Feickert, May 8, 2014
- DOCUMENT NO. 8: Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress, CRS Report No. RS22373, Ronald O'Rourke, June 5, 2014
- DOCUMENT NO. 9: An Assessment of the Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, Thomas M. Chen, United States Army War College Press, September 2013
- DOCUMENT NO. 10: Security Assistance Reform: "Section 1206": Background and Issues for Congress, CRS Report No. RS22855, Nina M. Serafino, April 4, 2014
About the author
Douglas Lovelace, Jr., is the Director of the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College. Earlier in his military career, he worked on national security directives. He holds an MBA degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and a J.D. from Widener School of Law.
Summary
Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents is a series that provides primary source documents and expert commentary on various topics relating to the worldwide effort to combat terrorism, as well as efforts by the United States and other nations to protect their national security interests.
