Preparedness in urban operations: a commander’s planning checklist to protect civilians May 11, 2021 12 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Religion / Urban warfare Sahr Muhammedally Implementing international humanitarian law’s (IHL) precautionary measures for both defending and attacking forces is a ...
In good faith: legal advice during aerial targeting in urban areas May 4, 2021 14 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Urban warfare Craig Jones Military legal advisers today play a key role during various military operations, including aerial targeting ...
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 ...
Urban warfare: an age-old problem in need of new solutions April 27, 2021 17 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Urban warfare Laurent Gisel, Pilar Gimeno Sarciada, Ken Hume & Abby Zeith Urban warfare is not a new phenomenon; cities have featured as a stage for violence ...
A New Year’s resolution: bringing IHL home January 21, 2020 8 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Eva Svoboda As the old year bids farewell and the new year takes shape, we tend to ...
Joint Blog Series: Precautionary measures in urban warfare: A commander’s obligation to obtain information January 10, 2019 14 mins read Conduct of Hostilities / Joint Blog Series / Law and Conflict Jonathan Horowitz Cities across the globe are expanding at unprecedented rates and this urban population boom is ...
War on your doorstep: A visual journey through the everyday realities of urban warfare May 31, 2018 5 mins read Humanitarian Action / Stories Vincent Bernard In 2017 the ICRC unveiled ‘War in Cities / Villes en Guerre’—an exhibition on the catastrophic impact that urban warfare has on the ...
Habitat III: The smartest city is a safe city October 24, 2016 5 mins read Events and highlights / Humanitarian Action Hugo Slim The humanitarian commitments in the New Urban Agenda are significant and will form clear policy guidance on urban humanitarian action for national governments ...
Taking the high road in military operations October 19, 2016 7 mins read Counterterrorism / Events and highlights / Law and Conflict Andreas Kaufmann Many of today’s armed conflicts involve opponents who significantly differ in terms of military capacity ...
An unwarranted human sacrifice in the Middle East September 26, 2016 12 mins read Counterterrorism / Law and Conflict / Religion / Stories Omar Mekky Earlier this month Muslims in the Middle East and across the world celebrated Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice. Those holy days honor ...
Translating IHL into military operations September 15, 2016 6 mins read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict The editors Most of today’s armed conflicts are characterized by asymmetry between the parties. When faced with opponents who significantly differ in terms of military ...
The New Urban Agenda recognizes the humanitarian impact of urban warfare August 22, 2016 5 mins read Humanitarian Action Raphaël Dallaire Ferland After intensive negotiations in Surabaya, Indonesia, the latest draft (.pdf) of the New Urban Agenda now gives respect for international humanitarian law and ...
