Articles
James’ research has been published in leading academic journals, such as International Politics, International Peacekeeping, The International Journal of Human Rights, The Geographical Journal (Journal of the Royal Geographical Society), Defense & Security Analysis, and Asian Policy & Politics (among others). James has also written for the Washington Post, TIME, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist, the Guardian, BBC History Magazine, BBC World Histories, and History Today.
Selected Academic Publications
On War: The Complexities of Christopher Coker and Nicholas Rengger. International Politics, 2024 with Kennedy, C. Online First: doi.org/10.1057/s41311-024-00633-1
Arctic Drones: A New Security Dilemma?, The Geographical Journal (Journal of the Royal Geographical Society). Vol.189, (3) pp. 422-437, 2023.
The Second Drone Age: defining war in the 2020s, Defense & Security Analysis. Vol. 39, (2), pp. 256–259. 2023.
Light footprint – heavy destabilizing impact in Niger – why the Western understanding of Remote Warfare needs to be reconsidered. International Politics, with Goxho, D. Vol. 60, (1) pp. 790–817. 2022.
The UK and Arctic Security: Forward Defence, Arctic Yearbook. With Depledge, D. & Kennedy, C. 2019. pp. 1-9.
Virtuous Drones? Saving Peacekeeping Lives, Improving Peacekeeping Missions. International Journal of Human Rights. With Kennedy, C. Vol. 19, (2), pp. 211–227. 2015.
Dying for Peace: Fatality Trends for United Nations Peacekeeping Personnel’. International Peacekeeping. With Kennedy, C. Vol. 21, (5), pp.658–672. 2014.
Selected Media Publications
History Explains Trump’s Interest in Greenland—And Why Buying It Won’t Be So Easy, TIME
A forgotten Russian retreat is a model for ending the Ukraine war. The Washington Post. April, 2022. With Kennedy, C.
Last month, three drones attacked an Israeli tanker. Here’s why that’s something new. The Washington Post, August 2021.
Iran and Turkey have become drone powers: Drones have become the weapon of choice around the world, The Washington Post, January 2021.
We Need and MTCR for the Second Drone Age’, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. With Callamard, A. December 2020.
The Dark Side of Our Drone Future, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 2019.
From Daggers to Drones: A Short History of Long-Distance Weapons, BBC World Histories, 2019.
Drone Warfare: The Death of Precision. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 2017.
Remembering the Terror the Luftwaffe's Butterfly Bombs brought to the North. The Guardian. 2013.