Reflecting on our inner child through the lens of children affected by war

May 28, 2020 10 mins read Children in conflict / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Religion / Review-related / Sexual Violence Sai Sathyanarayanan Venkatesh

In wartime, children are especially vulnerable. They are all too often drawn into hostilities 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 ...

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 ...

Terrorism, counter-terrorism and IHL: Primer on a recurring conversation

November 2, 2016 5 mins read Counterterrorism Ellen Policinski

Terrorism is not limited to any one part of the world. It can be seen everywhere, and is often linked to armed conflict. ...

“The contamination from nuclear test explosions is in every one of our bodies”

October 20, 2016 9 mins read Humanitarian Action / Review-related / Weapons Prof. Tilman Ruff, founding chair of ICAN

Selected passages from Professor Tilman Ruff’s speech, delivered at the Australian launch of The human cost of nuclear weapons, Melbourne, 10 October 2016. ...