Drone Enlightenment: The Colonial Roots of Modern Warfare by Peter DeGabriele (review).

Peter DeGabriele's book, "Drone Enlightenment: The Colonial Roots of Modern Warfare," argues that the use of drones by the Obama administration is consistent with Enlightenment thought. DeGabriele explores major Enlightenment texts on sovereignty, colonization, and human geography to show that drone strikes are a legacy of Enlightenment ideas. He challenges the notion that drone warfare contradicts liberal democratic principles, instead framing it as a necessary feature of Enlightenment thought. DeGabriele's interdisciplinary and transhistorical study provides a new perspective on the Enlightenment and its influence on contemporary politics. [Extracted from the article]