Environmental destruction in conflict: broadening accountability in war March 20, 2025 8 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Emerging Voices / IHL / Law and Conflict / Related bodies of law Iryna Rekrut International law recognizes the importance of environmental protection during armed conflict. Additional Protocol I of ...
Anti-personnel mines: the false promise of security through exceptionalism in war March 13, 2025 14 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / Related bodies of law / Weapons Cordula Droege & Maya Brehm Earlier this month, Lithuania’s unprecedented withdrawal from the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) took effect. ...
War in cities: a solemn appeal from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement January 7, 2025 6 mins read Access / Accountability / Analysis / Armed Groups / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy / Humanitarian Principles / IHL Around the world, civilians in cities at war face immense risks. Urban warfare devastates lives ...
The (im)possibility of responsible military AI governance December 12, 2024 11 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Artificial intelligence in military decision-making / Conduct of Hostilities / IHL / New Technologies / Special Themes Elke Schwarz During 2024, efforts to address the governance of military artificial intelligence (AI) have gained momentum. ...
Will AI fundamentally alter how wars are initiated, fought and concluded? September 26, 2024 10 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Artificial intelligence in military decision-making / Conduct of Hostilities / IHL / New Technologies / Special Themes Erica Harper In the debate on how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact military strategy and decision-making, a ...
Transcending weapon systems: the ethical challenges of AI in military decision support systems September 24, 2024 12 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Artificial intelligence in military decision-making / Conduct of Hostilities / IHL / New Technologies / Special Themes Matthias Klaus The military decision-making process is facing a challenge by the increasing number of interconnected sensors ...
The risks and inefficacies of AI systems in military targeting support September 4, 2024 12 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Artificial intelligence in military decision-making / Conduct of Hostilities / IHL / New Technologies / Special Themes Jimena Sofía Viveros Álvarez Over the past decade, discussions surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) in the military domain have largely ...
The problem of algorithmic bias in AI-based military decision support systems September 3, 2024 13 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Artificial intelligence in military decision-making / Conduct of Hostilities / New Technologies / Special Themes / Weapons Ingvild Bode & Ishmael Bhila Algorithmic bias has long been recognized as a key problem affecting decision-making processes that integrate ...
Beyond the rubble: eight overlooked ways that urban warfare is affecting children August 22, 2024 14 mins read Analysis / Children in conflict / Conduct of Hostilities / Education in Armed Conflict / Persons with disabilities / Protection of education / Social Protection / Special Protections / Special Themes / Urban warfare Timothy P. Williams, Alexandra Jackson & Vanessa Murphy In cities from Gaza to those in Sudan and Ukraine, childhoods are irrevocably changed by ...
War’s long legacy: the continued importance of the Geneva Conventions 75 years later August 8, 2024 14 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / Special Themes / The Geneva Conventions at 75 Ellen Policinski Next week marks the 75th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949. Against a ...
International humanitarian law and Islamic law: a principled and inclusive dialogue July 25, 2024 7 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / Islamic Law / Localisation / Related bodies of law / Religion / Special Themes Ahmed Al-Dawoody Around two thirds of ICRC operations are in Muslim countries where armed conflicts are in ...
Trapped in conflict: urban sieges and encirclement June 20, 2024 23 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Special Themes / Topics / Urban warfare Abby Zeith Based on the ICRC’s firsthand observations in and around cities in conflict across the globe, ...
