Michael J. Boyle

Senior Fellow - National Security Program

Research Areas:

Warfare, Drones

Dr. Michael J. Boyle is an Associate Professor of Political Science at La Salle University in Philadelphia and a Senior Fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Books

Legal and Ethical Implications of Drone Warfare

Violence after War: Explaining Instability in Post-Conflict States

Articles

Counterterrorism in an Era of Great Power Politics - Orbis - April, 2022
The Tragedy of Obama’s Foreign Policy - Current History - December, 2016
Drone Warfare in the Cinematic Crosshairs - The American Review of Books, Blogs, and Bull - September, 2016
In a Counterinsurgency Far, Far Away - ForeignPolicy.com - December, 2015
The Race for Drones - Orbis - January, 2015
The Race for Drones - E-Notes - January, 2015

Events

The Use and Abuse of Drones: A Debate - June, 2017
The Coming Illiberal Order - April, 2016
The Age of Drones - March, 2015
Looming Over the Horizon: Three Perspectives on the Biggest Threats to National Security - June, 2015

Audio/Video

The Use and Abuse of Drones: A Debate - June, 2017
The Coming Illiberal Order - April, 2016
Looming Over the Horizon: Three Perspectives on the Biggest Threats to National Security - June, 2015
The Age of Drones - March, 2015

In the news

Senior Fellow Michael Boyle Quoted in The Washington Examiner on Obama’s Farewell Address - Scholars in the News - January 11, 2017
FPRI’s Senior Fellow Michael J. Boyle Interviewed on NBC 10 about the Attacks in Brussels - Scholars in the News - March 25, 2016
FPRI’s Michael Boyle Quoted by Voice of America on Drone Competition in the South China Sea - Scholars in the News - February 5, 2016
FPRI Senior Fellow Michael Boyle in New York Times on the Hazards of Calling ISIS a Cancer - Scholars in the News - August 22, 2014