Okpaleke Francis, PhD

About Okpaleke Francis, PhD

Okpaleke Francis, PhD, With an exceptional h-index of 8 and a recent h-index of 8 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Waikato, specializes in the field of Drones, Digital Technology, Security Studies, Climate Policy, Environmental Politics.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

The Dialectics and Dilemma of US Drone Warfare in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Historicizing the Role of Drones in US Grand Strategy

Drone Warfare and US Grand Strategy During the Bush Administration

The Trump Administration, Drones, and US Grand Strategy

Obama’s Drone Wars and US Grand Strategy

Drones and US Grand Strategy in the Contemporary World

Unmasking the Nexus: Exploring US Grand Strategy and the Dynamic Role of Drones

The case for drones in counter-insurgency operations in West African Sahel

Okpaleke Francis, PhD Information

University

Position

Researcher New Zealand

Citations(all)

280

Citations(since 2020)

238

Cited By

69

hIndex(all)

8

hIndex(since 2020)

8

i10Index(all)

7

i10Index(since 2020)

6

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Okpaleke Francis, PhD Skills & Research Interests

Drones

Digital Technology

Security Studies

Climate Policy

Environmental Politics

Top articles of Okpaleke Francis, PhD

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

The Dialectics and Dilemma of US Drone Warfare in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Francis N Okpaleke

2023/12/24

Historicizing the Role of Drones in US Grand Strategy

Francis N Okpaleke

2023/12/24

Drone Warfare and US Grand Strategy During the Bush Administration

Francis N Okpaleke

2023/12/24

The Trump Administration, Drones, and US Grand Strategy

Francis N Okpaleke

2023/12/24

Obama’s Drone Wars and US Grand Strategy

Francis N Okpaleke

2023/12/24

Drones and US Grand Strategy in the Contemporary World

Francis N Okpaleke

2023/12/23

Unmasking the Nexus: Exploring US Grand Strategy and the Dynamic Role of Drones

Francis N Okpaleke

2023/12/24

The case for drones in counter-insurgency operations in West African Sahel

African Security Review

Francis N Okpaleke

Bernard Ugochukwu Nwosu

Chukwuma Rowland Okoli

Ezenwa E Olumba

2023/10/2

The Implications of Drone Proliferation for US Grand Strategy

Francis N Okpaleke

2023/12/24

Security in the Lake Chad Basin and Sahel region after Idris Déby

Small Wars & Insurgencies

Chukwuma Rowland Okoli

Bernard U Nwosu

Francis N Okpaleke

Ezenwa E Olumba

2023/8/18

Conceptualising eco-violence: Moving beyond the multiple labelling of water and agricultural resource conflicts in the Sahel

Third World Quarterly

Ezenwa E Olumba

Bernard U Nwosu

Francis N Okpaleke

Rowland Chukwuma Okoli

2022/7/29

COVID-19 and Securitization of its threats in Sub-Saharan Africa

Revista Brasileira de Estudos Africanos

Francis N Okpaleke

Al Chukwuma Okoli

Magnus Abraham-Dukuma

2022/7/27

Improving the climate change mitigation regime of major emitting countries: The case of South Africa, China, Germany and the United States of America

Environmental Policy and Governance

Magnus C Abraham‐Dukuma

Michael O Dioha

Francis N Okpaleke

Natalia Bogado

2022

The role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) in US grand strategy

Francis Nnadezie Okpaleke

2021

Supporting climate policy with effective energy modelling: a perspective on the varying technical capacity of South Africa, China, Germany and the United States

TIDEE: TERI Information Digest on Energy and Environment

MO Dioha

MC Abraham-Dukuma

N Bogado

FN Okpaleke

2021/3/1

Multidisciplinary composition of climate change commissions: Transnational trends and expert perspectives

Sustainability

Magnus C Abraham-Dukuma

Michael O Dioha

Natalia Bogado

Hemen Mark Butu

Francis N Okpaleke

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2020/12/9

The Strategic Efficacy of Drones for US Grand Strategy

Austral Brazilian Journal of Strategy and International Relations

Francis N Okpaleke

Okoli Al-Chukwuma

2020/12

US grand strategy and the use of unmanned aerial vehicles during the George W. Bush administration

Emerging Technologies and International Security: Machines, the State, and War

Francis Okpaleke

Joe Burton

2020/11/26

Dynamics of Resource Governance, Climate Change, and Security: Insights from Nigeria and Norway

Journal of Strategic Security

Francis N Okpaleke

Magnus Abraham-Dukuma

2020

The limits of the offshore oil exploration ban and agricultural sector deal to reduce emissions in New Zealand

CCLR

Magnus C Abraham-Dukuma

Francis N Okpaleke

Qaraman Mohammed Hasan

Michael O Dioha

2020

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