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Canada’s first voluntary IHL report: a step forward with opportunities for improvement
Canada recently published its first voluntary report on the implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL), highlighting its efforts to compl…
1 year, 7 months ago
‘Hybrid threats’, ‘grey zones’, ‘competition’, and ‘proxies’: When is it actually war?
In an era of rising geopolitical tensions, terms like ‘hybrid threats,’ ‘grey zones,’ and ‘proxy warfare’ are frequently used to describe covert and …
1 year, 7 months ago
War in cities: a solemn appeal from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
Around the world, civilians in cities at war face immense risks. Urban warfare devastates lives and livelihoods, as people are killed and injured, cr…
1 year, 7 months ago
If you teach it, they’ll enroll: IHL education in Canadian law schools
Members of armed forces receive international humanitarian law (IHL) training as a matter of course, but they are not the only actors who must apply …
1 year, 8 months ago
The (im)possibility of responsible military AI governance
During 2024, efforts to address the governance of military artificial intelligence (AI) have gained momentum. Yet in the same year, we have also witn…
1 year, 8 months ago
Beyond prevalence: new approaches to measuring sexual- and gender-based violence prevention in conflict settings
When discussing the measurement of sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) prevention in humanitarian settings, reactions often polarize around two …
1 year, 9 months ago
Trying to square the circle: the ICRC AI Policy
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies brings significant opportunities, and risks, for principled humanitarian action. While A…
1 year, 9 months ago
What private businesses need to know about international humanitarian law
Private businesses that operate in situations of armed conflict, do business with a government or other entity involved in an armed conflict, or may …
1 year, 9 months ago
Climate action in conflict and fragile settings: closing the implementation gap
Communities in conflict-affected areas are direly impacted by growing climate risks and shocks. Over the last few years, political will to strengthen…
1 year, 9 months ago
Dehumanizing detention: degrading our collective humanity
Language matters and the protections of international law are crucial when facing global trends of dehumanization. Dehumanizing narratives strip peo…
1 year, 9 months ago