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.

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Soldiers torture a person lying on the ground using the “water detail” method in May, 1901, in Sual, the Philippines. “It is a terrible torture,” one soldier wrote. "This kind of torture is not identical with the practice of "waterboarding", as it lacks the cloth or other cover of the mouth.”

Will Trump Bring Back Torture? Not if He Learns from the Past and Follows the Law

Since Donald Trump’s election victory last week, attention has turned to figuring out which promises he will keep and which he will abandon. Regarding torture, there have been…
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Letter to the Editor: Chatham House Report and Individual Criminal Liability of Gov’t Officials

To the Editor: The Chatham House paper on “Aiding and Assisting: Challenges in Armed Conflict and Counterterrorism,” (see, State Complicity in Other States’ Bad Acts—and…
A world map with three hazard symbols laid over it. Radioactive, biohazard, and acute toxicity.

Recommendations to the New President on Countering WMD and Terrorism

After the U.S. Presidential election, we are entering a particularly vulnerable period as militant Islamists seek to test the new American president just as al-Qaeda (AQ) tested…

Trump’s Whistleblowers—Whether Limited Pardons for Manning and Snowden Makes Sense Now

Whatever you might have previously thought about the notion of President Barack Obama pardoning Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, the election of Donald Trump changes everything.…
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How Should Governments Evaluate the Actions of States They Assist?

Just Security and Chatham House are hosting a “mini forum” to debate and discuss Chatham House’s new research paper on “Aiding and Assisting: Challenges in Armed Conflict…
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Aiding and Assisting: The Relationship with International Criminal Law?

Just Security and Chatham House are hosting a “mini forum” to debate and discuss Chatham House’s new research paper on “Aiding and Assisting: Challenges in Armed Conflict…
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US Transparency Regarding International Law in Cyberspace

Last Thursday, State Department Legal Adviser Brian Egan, delivered an important speech at Berkeley Law School on the relationship between international law and cyber activities. …

Donald Trump’s Drone War

My new book, The Drone Memos, will be published by The New Press today.  The Guardian is running a 4000-word slice of the 20,000-word introduction on its website this morning.  The…
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State Complicity in Other States’ Bad Acts—and How to Avoid It

[Editor’s Note: Just Security and Chatham House are hosting a “mini forum” to debate and discuss Chatham House’s new research paper on “Aiding and Assisting: Challenges…

What are the Legal Issues Surrounding the Use of Depleted Uranium in Syria and Iraq?

Although it received little attention at the time, journalist Samuel Oakford broke the story last month that the Pentagon has confirmed using weapons containing depleted uranium…
A journal paper on a desk. It reads, “International Law Studies; Published Since 1895; U.S. Naval War College; Partners and Legal Pitfalls; Brian Finucane; 92 Int’l Stud 407 (2016); Volume 92; 2016; Published by the Stockton Center for International Law”

Recommended Reading: Brian Finucane’s “Partners and Legal Pitfalls”

 Just Security editors occasionally select a noteworthy law review article, essay, or book on topics that may be relevant to our readers—especially if it intersects with national…

The New Western Counter-Terror Wars: Toward US-European Convergence?

As Iraqi and other forces move forward with their long-awaited offensive to recapture Mosul from ISIS, Western airpower is playing an essential supporting role. The United States,…
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