Search
This is the first comprehensive treatment of international law and policy on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In addition to international humanitarian and human rights law, jus ad bellum, disarmament law, and international criminal law are all critical to civilian protection.
From civilisational frontier risks associated with new challenges like disruptive technologies, to the shifting nature of great-power conflicts and subversion, the 21st century requires a new approach to statecraft.
On 24 February 2022, Russian troops crossed the borders of Ukraine. What followed was a broad outcry regarding the aggression, and the provision of massive political, military, and moral support to Ukraine. Western states aligned themselves and strongly condemned Russia’s actions.
Abstract.
Modern UN peace operations frequently deploy in non-international armed conflicts (NIACs). Their activities tend to support governmental forces in stabilizing the country, including the combat against non-state actors.
Wing Commander Nadia Gul is a Squadron Pilot in No. 41 VIP Communication Squadron of the Pakistan Air Force, entrusted with the responsibility of carrying high officials and dignitaries nationwide and around the world.
While the peacekeeping mission in Mali is the deadliest active mission, aid workers are not a prominent target. This is puzzling because humanitarians argue that integrated missions aligning political, military and humanitarian goals impede their security.
The exact nature of the peace and security environment of 2025 is, of course, unknown, but we have information available to us today and yesterday’s experience to guide us in our attempts to imagine what the key features of that environment might be.
Ces dernières semaines, l’armée ukrainienne a enregistré plusieurs revers dans le Donbass, le front principal de la guerre. Elle a perdu la ville de Severodonetsk puis dans la foulée celle de Lyssytchansk, sur l’autre rive de la rivière Donets. Ce qui devait arriver est arrivé.