Law of Armed Conflict/IHL

Canada should be more transparent about its policies for preventing and responding to civilian harm in military operations.

The new policy guidance on direct action is welcome, but more work is needed to fulfill the promise of restrained counterterrorism.

Mass atrocities consistently depend on justificatory narratives rooted in prevailing ideological worldviews and institutions.

"No nation ever has and no nation ever will . . . torture their way to security."

For far too long, occupation law has ignored the experiences of women and girls. It is time to refocus the conversation.

Biden's classified policy memorandum on counterterrorism drone strikes is just one more stepping stone in the long path of the forever war.

Biden's new counterterrorism framework is consistent with policy efforts to dial back the war on terror.

Pressing for certain "reforms" carries risks. The US, with allies, can take steps to help avert a further deterioration. 

To say Russia has “annexed” a Ukrainian oblast while Ukraine maintains its territorial claim is, in a minor way, to aid Russia in its wrongful act. The clearest description…

Constrained by domestic politics and with its final verdict delivered, the ECCC's legacy – like its nature – is a hybrid one.

Bipartisan hearing with takeaways for Ukraine War, International Criminal Court, war crimes and torture prosecutions and more.

The path to peace in Somalia cannot rest on counterterrorism operations alone.