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Messaging apps: the way forward for humanitarian communication?

By Andrea Lunt

5 min readJul 25, 2017

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Messaging apps: the way forward for humanitarian communication?

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Old pains, new demons: Thinking torture and dignity today

Interview with Dr. Brad Evans, Reader in Political Violence, by Achille Després

6 min readJul 7, 2017

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Old pains, new demons: Thinking torture and dignity today

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‘Supersoldiers’: Ethical concerns in human enhancement technologies

Modern technologies that actively seek to combine bio, nano, info and neuro elements can give us the ability to ‘enhance’ human beings in…

6 min readJul 3, 2017

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‘Supersoldiers’: Ethical concerns in human enhancement technologies

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What You Need to Know About Urban War

By Trevor Keck, Deputy Head of Communications & Congressional Affairs, ICRC

6 min readJun 22, 2017

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What You Need to Know About Urban War

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The old ways are gone: Papua New Guinea’s tribal wars become more destructive

The clan’s revenge came at night. Armed fighters slipped into Ragu, home of the Wombe, at 2 a.m. Three of their clansmen lay dead at Wombe…

10 min readJun 22, 2017

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Values worth fighting for: The Additional Protocols at 40

On 8 June 2017, the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 turned 40. Looking at the road travelled and the way ahead, they…

6 min readJun 9, 2017

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A global ban on nuclear weapons: Are we there yet?

By Melina Lito, International Law Attorney and Mediator

9 min readMay 30, 2017

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A global ban on nuclear weapons: Are we there yet?

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The Thirty Years’ War: The first modern war?

In 1618, the first in a series of conflicts broke out in Northern Europe, sparking three decades of violence, famine and disease that swept…

12 min readMay 24, 2017

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Regulating the art of war

The Thirty Years’ War saw some of the most violent and bloodiest episodes in history. But it was more than just a frenzy of wanton…

2 min readMay 16, 2017

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Regulating the art of war

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Space law revisited : The regime of international liability in space

While the militarization of outer space can be legal, the concept of liability constrains the weaponization of the skies. By Pavle…

8 min readApr 27, 2017

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Space law revisited : The regime of international liability in space

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