A Losing Argument
Following newly public allegations that British SAS forces executed unarmed Afghan civilians during a 2011 raid of a compound believed…
Are those who seek to protect civilians in armed conflict helping to prolong our endless wars?
August 20, 2020 By Dan Mahanty So who is responsible for the duration of America’s forever wars? In his recent…
Equipping peacekeepers with the structures, policies, and personnel to support technology
Supporting the implementation of mandated tasks through digital technologies By Lauren Spink UN peace operations need to employ new technologies…
DOD’s New Ex Gratia Policy: What’s Right, What’s Wrong, and What’s Next
By Annie Shiel On June 22, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued an interim policy regulation for providing ex gratia payments to…
As UN Renews Peacekeeping in Mali, Civilian Protection Requires Ongoing Push for Air Assets
By Seán Smith The United Nations Security Council is in the final stages of renewing the mandate for the peacekeeping…
Great Expectations: AFRICOM’s New Quarterly Report on Civilian Casualties
By Dan Mahanty March feels like a decade and a thousand COVID-19 news cycles ago, so you could be forgiven for…
Time to flip the script on congressional arms sales powers
By Annie Shiel and Dan Mahanty On March 3, the House Rules Committee held a rare bipartisan hearing on the erosion of…
Afghan civilians need far more than a week of reduced violence
By Federico Borello Following a week of reduced violence, with as much as an 80 percent drop in major attacks, fighting quickly resumed in…
Reduction of Civilian Harm in Afghanistan: A Way Forward
By Sahr Muhammedally and Marc Garlasco While the United States and the Taliban are engaged in talks, one fact is evident: As all…