Armed Conflict
Just Security’s expert authors provide analysis on the legal, policy, and strategic dimensions of armed conflict, including the Russia-Ukraine war, the Israel-Hamas war, counterterrorism operations, conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, and other armed conflicts across the globe, with a focus on international humanitarian law, war crimes and accountability, mitigating and remedying civilian harm, and the humanitarian impacts of warfare.
3,562 Articles
Bargaining About War in the Shadow of International Law
International law offers important tools to prod adversaries to avoid military options for resolving disputes.
Embracing Autocrats to Help Ukraine Is a Losing Proposition
Downplaying human rights in the name of building an alliance to oppose Russia’s invasion risks strengthening the global autocratic threat of which the Ukraine conflict is only…
Does the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Require States to go to War with Russia?
In short: No. Here's how to understand what the R2P commitment does require in Ukraine and beyond.
Как Советский Союз помог установить преступление агрессивной войны
"Что не всегда признается, так это жизненно важная роль, которую Россия, или, точнее, Советский Союз,…
Still at War: The United States in Yemen
Relying on military force alone in Yemen, a longstanding front in the "forever war," will not promote US interests or regional stability.
Introduction to Symposium: Still at War – Where and Why the United States is Fighting the “War on Terror”
As the "war on terror" enters a third decade, it is time to reevaluate the aims and utility of relying on military force around the globe.
Справжній страх Путіна: Конституційний лад України
"Зараз в Україні усе населення на чолі з мужнім президентом ризикує своїм виживанням або змушене…
Putin’s Real Fear: Ukraine’s Constitutional Order
The US must take a stand for a population risking its survival or forced to flee in a fight for the ideals that Americans have long espoused.
How States Can Prosecute Russia’s Aggression With or Without “Universal Jurisdiction”
Prosecutions could quite easily be based on Ukraine’s delegation of its own jurisdiction through bilateral or multilateral agreement.
U.S. Real Estate Secrecy Links Global Corruption, Domestic Inequality
"Slowing or even stopping the torrent of opaquely-sourced cash currently flowing into the real estate industry would be a huge victory in the fight against corruption – and could…
Як Міністерство юстиції може переслідувати росіян за воєнні злочини і як Конгрес може розширити свої повноваження
"Ця реформа давно назріла і включає зміни, які раніше заохочували Міністерство оборони та Державний…
How DOJ Could Prosecute Russians for War Crimes, and How Congress Can Expand Its Remit
"This reform is long overdue and includes amendments previously encouraged by the Department of Defense and Department of State."