Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC)

US NGOs direct tax deductible contributions to organizations engaged in building settlements on occupied territory.

Any policy on civilian protection that lack a robust plan for working with partners would be incomplete. New frameworks, tools, and capabilities are needed to support partners…

Reviewing Hugo Slim, Solferino 21: Warfare, Civilians and Humanitarians in the Twenty-First Century (London: Hurst & Company, 2022).  Amid the brutal siege, costing the lives…

Reviewing Boyd van Dijk, Preparing for War: The Making of the Geneva Conventions (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022).  Boyd van Dijk has written a superb political and legal…

The Manual risks creating a false impression that is not intended by the senior Defense Department leadership who produced the Manual — a problem that could significantly undervalue…

A deep dive by former senior NSC official on U.S. cluster munitions policy and avenues for condemning Russia's use of cluster munitions in Ukraine.

Timely analysis especially given recent U.S. government condemnations of Russia's indiscriminate attacks in Ukraine.

The press has overlooked an important international agreement that prohibits reported Russian use of landmines and booby-traps in Ukraine war.

A comprehensive analysis by leading legal expert on starvation and siege warfare, as that law applies to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Criticism of ICRC's diplomacy with Russia misunderstands the role of humanitarian actors.

Чи є обіцянка гуманітарного коридору цинічною витівкою, чи дає надію?

Humanitarian corridors have a long history of assisting civilians in armed conflict, but they are not without serious shortcomings or risks.