Powerful piece @guardian on the EU's abandonment of sea migrants in danger by reliance on drone surveillance, with great quotes by @wammezz. @MariaGJumbert and I explore this very issue in a forth. article in the J. of Ethnic Migration Studies @scmrjems https://tinyurl.com/y69ktzly 

In this thread we provide all the info about the article and its main arguments - in particular, we claim this EU reliance on drone technology for maritime surveillance and border control reinforces a securitized understanding of the migrant. (2/3) https://twitter.com/BrunoOMartins7/status/1273900542687956992?s=20

Replacing a maritime presence with drone surveillance technically exempts the EU to provide rescue at sea of people at risk - a century-old principle of international law applied to all boats (commercial, civilian or military). (3/3)