Drones and distrust in humanitarian aid
Drones are an increasingly common tool in humanitarian aid, but issues revolving around public perception and trust continue to slow their global rollout during disaster. Humanitarians can use new tec...
22 Jul 202112min
Online education: teaching IHL in the Gaza Strip during the COVID-19 pandemic
No country or sector has been spared the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Gaza Strip has certainly been no exception. In this post, Professor Moamin Aljaro, Professor of Law at the University...
15 Jul 20216min
Protective by design: safely delivering connectivity as aid
Over the past decade, there has been a large and growing demand for digital services – such as ‘connectivity as aid’. Such services can be of great help to people affected by conflict, including by he...
7 Jul 202113min
Digital safe havens: sheltering civilians from military cyber operations
In the spring of 2021, the ICRC and Geneva Academy jointly organized a student essay competition on the protection of civilians against the dangers posed by military cyber operations. Students from ne...
1 Jul 20216min
Future developments in military cyber operations and their impact on the risk of civilian harm
Over the past decade, several States have begun to develop military cyber elements capable of both defending their national interests, as well as projecting their national power, by capitalizing on a ...
22 Jun 202111min
Assessing the risks of civilian harm from military cyber operations during armed conflicts
How can countries at war assess the potential harm that cyber operations may cause to civilians? In this post, part of our series on avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations, Ellie Sham...
22 Jun 202112min
The principle of non-refoulement under Islamic law and international law
As we mark World Refugee Day this year, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced new and staggering figures, ones that have been growing steadily over the past ten years. By the end...
18 Jun 202111min
Stepping into the breach: military responses to global cyber insecurity
As the global geo-political landscape continues to experience increasing fragmentation, cyberspace grows in importance as a future conflict domain. Military-strategic understandings of cyber warfare –...
17 Jun 202114min
