conflict classification

‘Hybrid threats’, ‘grey zones’, ‘competition’, and ‘proxies’: When is it actually war?

January 16, 2025 10 mins read Analysis / Armed Groups / IHL / Law and Conflict / Scope of application Samit D’Cunha, Tristan Ferraro & Tilman Rodenhäuser

In an era of rising geopolitical tensions, terms like ‘hybrid threats,’ ‘grey zones,’ and ‘proxy ...

A common enemy: aggregating intensity in non-international armed conflicts

April 22, 2021 17 mins read Analysis / Armed Groups / Law and Conflict Chiara Redaelli

Contemporary non-international armed conflicts are increasingly fought by a myriad of non-State actors, often engaging in hostilities against a common enemy and at ...