Although almost unnoticed today, 75 years ago, on 24 October 1945, the probably most important international treaty, the United Nations Charter, came into effect. Its aim was not only to…
The war in Afghanistan should serve as a warning about the degree to which armed non-state actors (ANSAs) now dominate the global peace and security agenda and how ill-prepared the…
Ratlos und ohne Fernsicht: Afghanische Angehörige der afghanischen Armee bei einer Militäroperation im Distrikt Sayad. (Mohammad Jan Aria / imago) Während die Welt im Bann der Corona-Pandemie steht und man…
Während die Welt im Bann einer dramatischen Corona-Pandemie steht und dies Fragen zur Globalisierung aufwirft, könnte, obwohl kaum beachtet, der bevorstehende Abzug der NATO aus Afghanistan unsere Welt geopolitisch noch…
International law about war and peace fails to respond to the shift from “traditional” wars among states to violent conflicts with and among armed non-state actors. At its core are…
The Changing Character of Conflict Platform project explores changes in five dimensions of conflict, namely actors involved in conflict, impact of conflict on civilians, environments in which conflict takes place,…