Open Secrets, Congressional Oversight, and the Geopolitics of the CIA Drone Program

Analyzing four congressional hearings that publicly discuss the CIA’s ‘secret’ drone program, this thesis considers the interaction between publicity and secrecy in facilitating practices of later-modern warfare. Specifically, I examine the content of these drone hearings within the broader context...

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Autor principal: Murphy, Marita C. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
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Publicado: 2019
En:Año: 2019
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