Author: Christopher M. Faulkner

Drones Aren’t the Solution to Africa’s Security Crises

Raphael Parens, Marcel Plichta and Christopher M. Faulkner | 07.07.25 | Commentary & Analysis

In Mali, rebel Tuareg forces sifted through the wreckage of a Turkish-supplied drone on the night...

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A Cobalt Quagmire? The Risks of a Security-for-Minerals Deal in the DRC

Christopher M. Faulkner, Raphael Parens and Marcel Plichta | 04.30.25 | Commentary & Analysis

While most Americans are aware of the debate over a security-for-resources deal with Ukraine, far...

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Norms at Home, Norms Abroad: Security Force Assistance and Civil-Military Relations

Jaclyn Johnson, Christopher M. Faulkner, Salah Ben Hammou and Jonathan M. Powell | 09.18.23 | Rethinking Civ-Mil

Editor’s note: This is the latest article in “Rethinking Civ-Mil,” a series that...

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Ten Years after the al-Awlaki Killing: A Reckoning for the United States’ Drones Wars Awaits

Christopher M. Faulkner and Jeff Rogg | 09.27.21 | Commentary & Analysis

On September 30, 2011, a hunting party of US drones found its quarry while flying over the desert...

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