Algorithms of war: The use of artificial intelligence in decision making in armed conflict

October 24, 2023 14 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Autonomous Weapons / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Ruben Stewart & Georgia Hinds

In less than a year, Chat-GPT has become a household name, reflecting astonishing advances in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Digital safe havens: sheltering civilians from military cyber operations

July 1, 2021 6 mins read Analysis / Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Isabelle Peart

In the spring of 2021, the ICRC and Geneva Academy jointly organized a student essay ...

Future developments in military cyber operations and their impact on the risk of civilian harm

June 24, 2021 10 mins read Analysis / Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Pete Renals

Over the past decade, several States have begun to develop military cyber elements capable of ...

Stepping into the breach: military responses to global cyber insecurity

June 17, 2021 11 mins read Analysis / Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling

As the global geo-political landscape continues to experience increasing fragmentation, cyberspace grows in importance as ...

Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations: six key takeaways

June 15, 2021 11 mins read Analysis / Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Religion Kubo Mačák & Ewan Lawson

In today’s armed conflicts, cyber operations are increasingly used in support of and alongside kinetic ...