PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
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GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
Drones and Targeted Killing: Legal, Moral and
Geopolitical Issues
Edited by Marjorie Cohn
(Interlink Books, £15.99)
THIS book targets particular aspects of — or dilemmas posed by — armed drones, with its contributors tackling the moral, legal and geopolitical issues raised by the production and use of this new weapon.
Most chapters relate to the US use of battle drones in the Iraq and Afghanistan theatres of war and in countries where the US is not currently engaged in military combat such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. There are also contributions examining privacy issues associated with US surveillance drones and the legality of Israel’s use of armed drones to conduct extra-judicial killings.
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