How to Stop US Weapons from Harming Civilians
The Center for Civilians in Conflict teamed up with Stimson Center and NEWSY to discuss the US arms sales process…
US Week in Review – Jan 17, 2018
A report by Action on Armed Violence shows a 42 percent increase in the number of civilian deaths from explosives during the first eleven months of 2017, compared to the same period of 2016.
Op-Ed: The Human Cost of Cuts to the Peacekeeping Mission in Congo
Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo took a turn for the worse in 2017 and the New Year is unlikely to bring much relief to Congolese civilians.
US Week in Review – Jan 8, 2018
The Syrian Network for Human Rights reports that 10,204 civilians were killed in 2017. Coalition actions resulted in 1,759 civilians deaths.
US Week in Review – Dec 18, 2017
Last week, the Iraqi Prime Minister declared victory over the Islamic State. Airwars examines the civilian toll of the war in Iraq.
Op-Ed: America Takes Turn for the Worse on Cluster Bombs
On November 30, the United States reversed a 2008 policy that had ended the use of unreliable cluster munitions, despite the fact that these weapons have killed and maimed thousands of civilian men, women, and children globally.
US Week in Review – Dec 11, 2017
In its monthly civilian casualty report, Airwars documented at least 301 civilians killed by the Coalition across Iraq and Syria during the month of October – a 12 percent decrease from the month of September, though still higher than any month prior to March 2017.
US Week in Review – Dec 5, 2017
In its monthly civilian casualty report, Airwars documented at least 301 civilians killed by the Coalition across Iraq and Syria during the month of October – a 12 percent decrease from the month of September, though still higher than any month prior to March 2017.
When Protecting Civilians, How Do You Measure the Unmeasurable?
As CIVIC’s Senior Advisor for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), I attended the American Evaluation Association annual conference with new…