Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence to uncover patterns of violence

May 25, 2023 9 mins read Analysis / Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Fiona Terry & Fabien Dany

This month saw the successful conclusion to a year-long collaboration between the ICRC and the ...

Towards common understandings: the application of established IHL principles to cyber operations

March 7, 2023 9 mins read Analysis / Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Kubo Mačák & Tilman Rodenhäuser

Cyber operations have become a reality of today’s armed conflicts, and their use is likely ...

Three lessons on the regulation of autonomous weapons systems to ensure accountability for violations of IHL

March 2, 2023 11 mins read Analysis / Autonomous Weapons / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Vincent Boulanin & Marta Bo

States have agreed on the principle that machines cannot be held accountable for violations of ...

‘Back to basics’ with a digital twist: humanitarian principles and dilemmas in the digital age

February 2, 2023 14 mins read Analysis / Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / New Technologies Pierrick Devidal

The digital transformation has been a key vector of progress for the humanitarian sector. It ...

Towards a ‘digital emblem’? Five questions on law, tech, and policy

November 3, 2022 10 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Tilman Rodenhäuser & Mauro Vignati

Doctors who provide care for the war wounded and ICRC delegates who work in areas ...

Safeguarding humanitarian organizations from digital threats

October 13, 2022 9 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Tilman Rodenhäuser, Balthasar Staehelin & Massimo Marelli

For decades, there has been consensus in the international community that in times of armed ...

Gender inequality, armed conflict and climate change: why militaries can and should map compounded risk

September 29, 2022 15 mins read Analysis / Climate change, conflict and humanitarian action / Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Jody M. Prescott, Robin Lovell & Team Sandhurst

In areas marked by gender inequality, women and girls are particularly at risk of the ...

Consumer drones in conflict: where do they fit into IHL?

March 15, 2022 16 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Faine Greenwood

The skies over the conflict in Ukraine are filled with identical-looking consumer drones piloted by ...

Shifting the narrative: not weapons, but technologies of warfare

January 20, 2022 12 mins read Analysis / Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action / Weapons Klaudia Klonowska

Debates concerning the regulation of choices made by States in conducting hostilities are often limited ...

A pragmatic perspective towards minimizing the civilian harm of offensive cyberspace operations

October 21, 2021 11 mins read Analysis / Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Bernhards Blumbergs

Within a complex and growing threat landscape, the cyber arms race is ramping up, underscoring ...

Engaging with the industry: integrating IHL into new technologies in urban warfare

October 7, 2021 17 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Urban warfare Damian Copeland & Lauren Sanders

Alongside the urbanization of armed conflict lies a second trend: the increase in the use ...

Autonomy in weapons systems: playing catch up with technology

September 29, 2021 11 mins read Analysis / Autonomous Weapons / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Frank Sauer

For almost eight years now, the international community at the United Nations (UN) has been ...