delivering

The Remote Control project is a project of the Network for
Social Change hosted by Oxford Research Group. The
project examines and challenges changes in military engagement,
in particular the use of drones, special operations forces
(SOF), private military and security companies (PMSCs) and
cyber and intelligence activities.
The Omega Research Foundation (ORF) is an independent UK-based
research, investigation and policy organisation. It is dedicated to providing
rigorous, objective, evidence-based research on the manufacture, trade in,
and use of, military, security and police technologies.
Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project (BNLWRP) is part of
the Bradford Disarmament Research Centre (BDRC) of Bradford University.
Its primary objectives are to explore and compile open source
information on so called “non-lethal” or “less lethal” weapons, to objectively
analyse the implications of their development, proliferation, use and
potential misuse for international peace, human security and human rights;
and to develop strategies for regulating or prohibiting the introduction and
potential use of the most dangerous of these weapons.
Dr Michael Crowley is BNLWRP Project Co-ordinator and a Research
Associate at ORF. He has published widely on arms control, security and
human rights issues. His latest book, Chemical Control: Regulation of Incapacitating
Chemical Agent Weapons, Riot Control Agents and their Means
of Delivery, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in November 2015.
Published by the Remote Control project, December 2015
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Cover image: Cyclone riot control drone system, displayed on the ISPRA
(ISPRA Israel Product Research Co., Israel) stand at MILIPOL 2015, Paris,
France, November 2015. ©Robin Ballantyne, Omega Research Foundation
This report is made available under a Creative Commons license. All
citations must be credited to The Remote Control Project, Omega
Research Foundation and Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research
Project.