Civilian Harm

Civilian infrastructure is not targetable merely because it is economically significant or politically useful to strike, but only when it offers a definite military advantage.

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran illustrates how thousands of merchant mariners, so desperately needed globally, increasingly are trapped at sea during times of conflict.

A retired judge advocate explains how a future administration could decide who to prosecute for the illegal strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats.

Members of the Senate are taking steps to regulate and restrict how the Department of Defense develops and uses AI in its operations.

Transitional justice approaches in Syria must not isolate periods of oppression from the broader contexts that enabled them.

Governments and the private sector need to find the courage to apply reputational pressure on the UAE for supporting a force the U.S. cites for genocide in Sudan.

There is a widening gap between international humanitarian law and the realities of civilians affected by armed conflicts.

The strike illustrates a grim pattern in Russia’s conduct of the war – the systematic destruction of Ukrainian religious and cultural sites.

The most consequential drivers of the war in Sudan are foreign states, private military contractors, and transnational criminal networks.

One of the central questions facing Syria is whether its emerging justice system can earn the trust of those in whose name it is being built.

Congress should demand transparency and require the U.S. government to publicly release third-country deportation agreements, including with the Central African Republic. 

The NBA’s partnership with the United Arab Emirates is laundering the reputation of a regime that supports a militia responsible for ​committing genocide in Sudan.