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Messaging apps: the way forward for humanitarian communication?

By Andrea Lunt

Jul 25, 2017

Messaging apps: the way forward for humanitarian communication?

Jul 25, 2017

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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

Jul 7, 2017

Old pains, new demons: Thinking torture and dignity today

Jul 7, 2017

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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…

Jul 3, 2017

‘Supersoldiers’: Ethical concerns in human enhancement technologies

Jul 3, 2017

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What You Need to Know About Urban War

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

Jun 22, 2017

What You Need to Know About Urban War

Jun 22, 2017

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…

Jun 22, 2017

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

Jun 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…

Jun 9, 2017

Values worth fighting for: The Additional Protocols at 40

Jun 9, 2017

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

By Melina Lito, International Law Attorney and Mediator

May 30, 2017

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

May 30, 2017

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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…

May 24, 2017

The Thirty Years’ War: The first modern war?

May 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…

May 16, 2017

Regulating the art of war

May 16, 2017

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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…

Apr 27, 2017

Space law revisited : The regime of international liability in space

Apr 27, 2017

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