Canada’s first voluntary IHL report: a step forward with opportunities for improvement
Canada recently published its first voluntary report on the implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL), highlighting its efforts to comply with IHL rules. However, the report overlooks key...
30 Jan 202517min
‘Hybrid threats’, ‘grey zones’, ‘competition’, and ‘proxies’: When is it actually war?
In an era of rising geopolitical tensions, terms like ‘hybrid threats,’ ‘grey zones,’ and ‘proxy warfare’ are frequently used to describe covert and ambiguous operations, suggesting they blur the line...
16 Jan 202513min
War in cities: a solemn appeal from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
Around the world, civilians in cities at war face immense risks. Urban warfare devastates lives and livelihoods, as people are killed and injured, critical infrastructure such as hospitals and water s...
7 Jan 20258min
If you teach it, they’ll enroll: IHL education in Canadian law schools
Members of armed forces receive international humanitarian law (IHL) training as a matter of course, but they are not the only actors who must apply this body of law; lawyers within governments, inter...
17 Dec 202414min
The (im)possibility of responsible military AI governance
During 2024, efforts to address the governance of military artificial intelligence (AI) have gained momentum. Yet in the same year, we have also witnessed the growing use of AI decision support system...
12 Dec 202415min
Beyond prevalence: new approaches to measuring sexual- and gender-based violence prevention in conflict settings
When discussing the measurement of sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) prevention in humanitarian settings, reactions often polarize around two main arguments: that measurement is impossible (“Ho...
5 Dec 202416min
Trying to square the circle: the ICRC AI Policy
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies brings significant opportunities, and risks, for principled humanitarian action. While AI innovations advance at a pace that seemingly defi...
28 Nov 202420min
What private businesses need to know about international humanitarian law
Private businesses that operate in situations of armed conflict, do business with a government or other entity involved in an armed conflict, or may do so in the future, should be aware of relevant ru...
26 Nov 202415min
