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The Remote Warfare Programme's Liam Walpole is joined by the Strategic Peacebuilding Programme's Marwa Baabbad to discuss the UK's policy towards Yemen and the impact of its security partnership with Saudi Arabia on the country.   

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The Remote Warfare Programme's Liam Walpole and Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen discuss the latest developments in UK defence and security policy.

This month the two discuss the increasing tension between Iran and the United States, the recent UK court ruling on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the implications of the Conservative leadership contest for UK defence. 

In this episode, the Remote Warfare Programme's Emily Knowles and Abigail Watson are joined by Rory Cormac and Andrew Mumford of the University of Nottingham.

They discuss Rory and Andrew's new project on collusion and whether there are parallels between the work undertaken by Nottingham and RWP's research into remote warfare.

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About the discussants

Abigail Watson is Senior Research Officer at the Remote Warfare Programme.

Emily Knowles is Director of the Remote Warfare Programme. 

Rory Cormac is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Nottingham. 

Andrew Mumford is an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations. 

 The Remote Warfare Programme's Liam Walpole and Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen discuss the latest developments in UK defence and security policy. This month the two discuss Gavin Williamson's recent sacking, the UK's Protection of Civilians strategy, and the MoDs new guidance on intelligence sharing with partners who may have obtained intelligence through torture.  

 In March, after a long legal battle between three Yemenis and the Federal Republic of Germany, a German court decided that Germany must ensure that support provided by a US military base in Germany to the US’ drone campaign in Yemen complies with international law.

This case illustrates many of the complexities discussed by the Remote Warfare Programme in its report, released last year, on the legal grey zones created by remote warfare.

To discuss the details of the case and its policy implications, the Remote Warfare Programme team are joined by Fiona Nelson of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights and Jennifer Gibson of Reprieve.  

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Abigail Watson is Senior Research Officer at the Remote Warfare Programme.

Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen is Research and Advocacy Assistant at the Remote Warfare Programme. 

Fiona Nelson is legal advisor at the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights.  

Jennifer Gibson is Head of Assassinations Project, Reprieve. 

 The Remote Warfare Programme's Liam Walpole and Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen provide their monthly update on developments in UK defence and security policy. This month's big story is Gavin Williamson's announced a new UK Centre of Excellence for Human Security.  

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Emily Knowles and Abigail Watson are joined by the Peace Research Institute Oslo's (PRIO) Nic Marsh and Marie Sandnes to talk security assistance and building partner capacity in Africa. 

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The roundtable talk AI and the Future of Remote Warfare 

The panel discuss the legality and transparency of remote warfare.  

The speakers discuss the oversight and accountability of remote warfare.