Recommendations and Report of The Task Force on Drone Policy
The Stimson Center
Task Force Co-Chairs:
Gen. John P. Abizaid (US Army, Ret.) Rosa Brooks

Rise of the Drones
Time Magazine
by Lev Grossman

Essay
Why Drones Work
by Daniel Byman
The Obama administration relies on drones for one simple reason: they work. Drone strikes have devastated al Qaeda at little financial cost, at no risk to U.S. forces, and with fewer civilian casualties than many alternative methods would have caused.

Essay
Why Drones Fail
by Audrey Kurth Cronin
Drones are not helping to defeat al Qaeda and may be creating sworn enemies out of a sea of local insurgents. Embracing them as the centerpiece of U.S. counterterrorism would be a mistake.

The Killing Machines
The Atlantic Magazine
by Mark Bowden

A Wedding that Became a Funeral: US Drone Attack on Marriage Procession in Yemen
Human Rights Watch

Crashes mount as military flies more drones in U.S.
Hazard Above: The Crash in Jonestown, Pa.
Washington Post

Rise of the Drones
NOVA/WBGH/ PBS

Drones over America
60 Minutes

The Secret War
Frontline/PBS

Remarks by President Obama
May 23, 2013
At the National Defense University

Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies
Micah Zenko
Council on Foreign Relations

The Drone Survival Guide Explains How to Take Down Flying Robots
Jake Hanrahan
Vice News

Government Documents

csis.org
Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency

nap.edu
Technology, Policy, Law, and Ethics Regarding U.S. Acquisition and Use of Cyberattack Capabilities

publicintelligence.net
Establishment of a Subordinate Unified U.S. Cyber Command

clinton4.nara.gov
National Plan for Information Systems protection (Pres Clinton)

fas.org
Presidential Decision Document 63

Books

amazon.com
Inside Cyber Warfare: Mapping the Cyber Underworld (Paperback)

amazon.com
Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar (Paperback)

amazon.com
Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who are Bringing Down the Internet (Hardcover)

amazon.com
Cyberpower and National Security (National Defense University) (Paperback)

amazon.com
Strategic Warfare in Cyberspace (Hardcover)

Other Links

cyberconflict.org
Cyber Conflict Studies Association

pbs.org
PBS Frontline: Cyber War

npr.org
NPR Three part series on Cyber War

online.wsj.com
Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies: Wall Street Journal, Siobhan Gorman

In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the attacks of 9/11, The Center for First Amendment Studies and the www.911plus.org announce the Richard A. Clarke 2011 National Scholarly Monograph Contest for graduate students in good standing at American universities. The goal of the contest is to analyze the information leading up to 9/11, the United States’ subsequent invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan, and related government decisions and actions in order to provide thoughtful analysis and public policy recommendations to make America more secure.

911families.org
The Sepmber 11th Families’ Association supports victims of terrorism through communication, representation and peer support. Our mission is to unite the September 11th community, present evolving issues, and share resources for long-term recovery.

In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the attacks of 9/11, The Center for First Amendment Studies and the www.911plus.org announce the Richard A. Clarke 2011 National Scholarly Monograph Contest for graduate students in good standing at American universities. The goal of the contest is to analyze the information leading up to 9/11, the United States’ subsequent invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan, and related government decisions and actions in order to provide thoughtful analysis and public policy recommendations to make America more secure.

911families.org
The Sepmber 11th Families’ Association supports victims of terrorism through communication, representation and peer support. Our mission is to unite the September 11th community, present evolving issues, and share resources for long-term recovery.

jamestown.org/terrorism
The Jamestown Foundation Global Terrorism Analysis In-Depth Analysis of al-Qaeda and the War on Terror

counterterrorismblog.org
The first multi-expert blog dedicated solely to counterterrorism issues, serving as a gateway to the community for policymakers and serious researchers. Designed to provide realtime information about terrorism cases and policy developments.

cnas.org
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) develops strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies that promote and protect American interests and values.

americanprogress.org
Center for American Progress Progressive Ideas for a strong, just and free America.

The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Lawrence Wright

Nuclear Terrorism The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe
Graham Allison

The Next Attack The Failure of the War on Terror and a Strategy for Getting it Right
Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon

Crush The Cell How to Defeat Terrorism Without Terrorizing Ourselves
Michael A. Sheehan

The Commission The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation
Philip Shenon