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The False Promise of Aerial Policing

Posted October 7th, 2015 at 1:32 pm (UTC-4)
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In baseball, three strikes and you’re out. Yet the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Russia continue to swing and miss. The idea of aerial policing is dangerous and deeply flawed, yet mysteriously it has become a panacea for states seeking to apply force in the modern era.