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Guidelines on Investigating Violations of International Humanitarian Law
New Guidelines from the ICRC and Geneva Academy on when and how armed forces must investigate possible law of war violations.
The UN Report and Indiscriminate Attacks in Yemen
The UN Group makes a number of important legal findings, a leading international humanitarian law expert discusses.
Funding the Border Wall Will Diminish Quality of Life for Service Members–Here’s How
Last May, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) filed an amicus brief in the border wall litigation – El Paso v. Trump – on behalf of military service members. In…
How the GOP’s Internal Politics of Raiding Military Construction Projects Will Play Out
Former Pentagon/National Security Council official Luke Hartig analyzes Secretary Esper's plan and how it may play out with specific members of Congress.
“Fiat Justitia”: Implications of a Canadian Military Justice Decision for International Justice
A watershed ruling by Canada's Supreme Court sheds light on compliance of military justice systems with human rights norms.
Part III: The Muddy Middle: A New Framework for Use of Force
We may not have wanted to land in this muddy middle between peace and war that we currently find ourselves in, but this is the reality of the current moment in the counterterrorism…
Part II: The Muddy Middle: Challenges of Applying Use of Force Policy Guidance in Practice
In part two of a three-part series, the authors explain how new operational models for both why and how the U.S. used force outside areas of active hostilities created tensions…
The Muddy Middle: The Disappearing Lines in America’s Counterterrorism Wars and How to Restore Order
In three articles, the authors explain how the lines have blurred between U.S. military operating procedures for use of force in hot war zones versus outside areas of active hostilities…
Army and Marine Corps Publish New Manual: The Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Land Warfare
The Army and the Marine Corps just released its newest publication, The Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Land Warfare. Over 20 years in the making, it provides operational…
The International Security Echo-Chamber: Getting Civil Society Into the Room
It is time to make sure the public fully understands the harmful impacts of their governments’ interventions on the lives of others, and to reaffirm that security can be built…
Revisiting General Counsel Ney’s Speech in Light of New Pentagon Leadership
Former Department of Defense official (OSD) Luke Hartig critiques General Counsel Paul Ney's recent speech on the framework governing US military operations.
The U.S. Military Is Increasingly Politicized. Active-Duty Personnel Need to Prepare.
When Americans watch news coverage of any contemporary event, no one’s surprised to see it turn political. We live in a time when we can expect almost any topic – whether it’s…