Beyond kinetic strikes
Opportunities for UAV-borne directed energy in disrupting asymmetric extremist networks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17758593 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruxandra Oana Vlad (0000-0002-8380-8835, Rabdan Academy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-21 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Defence Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1470-2436 • E-ISSN: 1743-9698 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14702436.2026.2654588 |
| OpenAlex | W7152724457 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 44 |
Energy policy · Kinetic energy · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · UAV Applications and Optimization
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Martial Bliss
From Killer Machines to Doctrines and Swarms, or Why Ethics of Military Robotics Is not (Necessarily) About Robots
Encrypted Jihad
Surveillance and violence from afar
Targeted killing in international relations theory
Too Close for Comfort
Going Dark
Too central to fail? Terror networks and leadership decapitation
Targeting Top Terrorists
Does Decapitation Work? Assessing the Effectiveness of Leadership Targeting in Counterinsurgency Campaigns
The Comparative Method in Practice
The Zerkani Network and the 2015 Paris and 2016 Brussels Attacks
Winning or Losing Hearts and Minds? Evidence from Afghanistan on How Leadership Decapitation Affects Civilian Perceptions of Government Efficacy
The Primacy of the Local
Why Do Online Countering Violent Extremism Strategies Not Work? The Case of Digital Jihad
Censoring Extremism
The Internet and Its Potentials for Networking and Identity Seeking
The Online Caliphate
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |