Revisiting the history of the Geneva Conventions February 17, 2022 8 mins read Analysis / History / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy / Law and Conflict Boyd van Dijk With armed conflicts persisting in various parts of the globe and at risk of breaking ...
Sexual violence in armed conflict: the historical limits of humanitarian action and the ICRC in the 20th Century December 2, 2021 13 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / History / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence Daniel Palmieri Despite clear legal prohibitions, sexual violence remains widespread and prevalent during armed conflicts and other ...
War and the city: a history April 29, 2021 6 mins read Analysis / History / Humanitarian Action / Urban warfare Daniel Palmieri As long as there have been cities, wars have been staged within them. While the term ‘urban warfare’ conjures more recent images of ...
From the ‘Spanish Flu’ to COVID-19: lessons from the 1918 pandemic and First World War April 23, 2020 10 mins read COVID-19 and conflict / History Cédric Cotter The influenza pandemic from 1918-1919, commonly known as the ‘Spanish Flu’, was the most severe health disaster in recent history. The chaos and ...
The International Review of the Red Cross at 150: What’s changed and what remains the same October 31, 2019 9 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict / Review-related Ellen Policinski In 1869, the world was changing at a remarkable pace. Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev developed ...
Is arms control over emerging technologies just a peacetime luxury? Lessons learned from the First World War January 18, 2019 14 mins read History / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Weapons Eric Germain At the turn of the twentieth century, many engineers with fertile imaginations—from France’s Gustave Gabet to America’s Orville Wright—hoped that their inventions would ...
From ‘false news’ to ‘fake news’: 3 lessons from history February 23, 2017 7 mins read Analysis / Review-related Audrey MacKay In the most recent issue of the International Review of the Red Cross, authors look back at the last century of war through ...
The evolution of warfare: Focus on the Law February 16, 2017 9 mins read Law and Conflict / Online publications / Review-related George Dvaladze How has warfare changed over the past 100 years? Is the international community still sufficiently equipped to reasonably minimize its negative effects on ...
Are we living through the worst period in history? February 15, 2017 10 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Review-related / Sexual Violence Vincent Bernard Vincent Bernard is the editor in chief of the International Review of the Red Cross. ...
Algeria and the Geneva Conventions: Crossroads in history January 31, 2017 9 mins read Interviews / Law and Conflict Raphaël Dallaire Ferland This is our conversation with Soualem Lazhar, director of Human Rights, Social Development and Cultural, Scientific and Technical Affairs at the Algerian Ministry ...
“On mission for humanity”: Glimpses of the Sommaruga years November 30, 2016 8 mins read Humanitarian Action / Online publications Raphaël Dallaire Ferland Historians have made available 1169 speeches – previously unpublished for the most part – by former ICRC President Cornelio Sommaruga (1987-1999). Humanitarian Law ...
The evolution of warfare: New edition of the International Review November 28, 2016 1 min read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict / Online publications / Review-related The editors We are pleased to present the latest issue of the International Review of the Red ...
