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Emran Feroz is an Afghan-Austrian journalist currently based in Stuttgart, Germany. He is regularly writing from Afghanistan, often focusing on the Middle East, Central Asia, drone warfare, refugee policies and human rights. Emran is writing in both German and English. His work has already appeared in international media outlets such as Al Jazeera, The Intercept, Alternet, The Atlantic or the New York Times and in various German and Austrian news papers and magazines.
How The U.S. Wants To Make Drones Export Easier
Lethal drones have become a crucial part of American foreign policy. However, the U.S. is also selling a lot of drones around the globe, and now it wants to do this much more easily.
The militarized Trump administration just announced a new drone export policy designed to make it easier for American companies to sell drones abroad.
Thanks to the new policy, certain drone sales can go through the direct commercial sales process, which means that American manufacturers can export more directly to other states and bypass the foreign military sales process, which entails more time-consuming involvement from the U.S. government.
At the same time, the world's dronification continues.
Around 20 countries are using armed drones at the moment, while states like the U.S., Israel and China are leading producers.
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