Law and Policy Guide to US Arms Transfers to Israel
November 9, 2023

Law and Policy Guide to US Arms Transfers to Israel

Stop Thinking Civilian Casualties Are Unavoidable Consequence of War
June 30, 2022

Stop Thinking Civilian Casualties Are Unavoidable Consequence of War

Who's looking out for the civilian casualties of a Ukraine war?
February 23, 2022

Who’s looking out for the civilian casualties of a Ukraine war?

Amid Civilian Harm Revelations, Defense Bill Takes Measured Steps on Oversight and Accountability
December 23, 2021

Amid Civilian Harm Revelations, Defense Bill Takes Measured Steps on Oversight and Accountability

Ugandan and Congolese Troops Are Conducting Joint Operations: What Could that Mean for MONUSCO?
December 20, 2021

Ugandan and Congolese Troops Are Conducting Joint Operations: What Could that Mean for MONUSCO?

In South Sudan, Keep UN Peacekeepers Focused on Evolving Risks for Civilians
December 17, 2021

In South Sudan, Keep UN Peacekeepers Focused on Evolving Risks for Civilians

The UN risks a failed drawdown in Congo if it doesn’t listen to civilians
December 6, 2021

The UN risks a failed drawdown in Congo if it doesn’t listen to civilians

How the UN Can Strengthen its Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic Amid a Changed Conflict
October 20, 2021

How the UN Can Strengthen its Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic Amid a Changed Conflict

Insight Into Biden’s Counterterrorism Thinking Suggests More of the Same
October 18, 2021

Insight Into Biden’s Counterterrorism Thinking Suggests More of the Same

The UK’s Ranger Regiment: An opportunity
October 15, 2021

The UK’s Ranger Regiment: An opportunity

Ukraine must do more to protect civilians living close to the conflict contact line
August 12, 2021

Ukraine must do more to protect civilians living close to the conflict contact line

Even a Short War Over Taiwan or the Baltics Would Be Devastating
July 29, 2021

Even a Short War Over Taiwan or the Baltics Would Be Devastating

Protecting Civilians in Mali – More UN Peacekeepers Is Only Part of the Solution
July 16, 2021

Protecting Civilians in Mali – More UN Peacekeepers Is Only Part of the Solution

A Legacy of Unrecognized Harm: DoD’s 2020 Civilian Casualties Report
June 7, 2021

A Legacy of Unrecognized Harm: DoD’s 2020 Civilian Casualties Report

Preparedness in urban operations: a commander’s planning checklist to protect civilians
May 13, 2021

Preparedness in urban operations: a commander’s planning checklist to protect civilians

Counter-Terrorism Hangover or Legal Obligation? The Requirement to Protect Civilians In War
March 30, 2021

Counter-Terrorism Hangover or Legal Obligation? The Requirement to Protect Civilians In War

Give Local Civil Society a Say in U.S. Security Assistance
February 9, 2021

Give Local Civil Society a Say in U.S. Security Assistance

They have names: Accounting for harm to civilians in Iraq in Syria
February 3, 2021

They have names: Accounting for harm to civilians in Iraq in Syria

Power Politics Obstructs Protection of Civilians in — and after — the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
February 2, 2021

Power Politics Obstructs Protection of Civilians in — and after — the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Toward A More Responsible US Arms Trade Policy: Recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration
January 19, 2021

Toward A More Responsible US Arms Trade Policy: Recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration

When exceptions become the rule, 'forever wars' result
December 8, 2020

When exceptions become the rule, ‘forever wars’ result

Civilians caught in Donbas conflict need government system to protect them
November 10, 2020

Civilians caught in Donbas conflict need government system to protect them

A Losing Argument
August 24, 2020

A Losing Argument

Are those who seek to protect civilians in armed conflict helping to prolong our endless wars?
August 24, 2020

Are those who seek to protect civilians in armed conflict helping to prolong our endless wars?

Equipping peacekeepers with the structures, policies, and personnel to support technology
July 22, 2020

Equipping peacekeepers with the structures, policies, and personnel to support technology

DOD’s New Ex Gratia Policy: What’s Right, What’s Wrong, and What’s Next
July 10, 2020

DOD’s New Ex Gratia Policy: What’s Right, What’s Wrong, and What’s Next

As UN Renews Peacekeeping in Mali, Civilian Protection Requires Ongoing Push for Air Assets
June 24, 2020

As UN Renews Peacekeeping in Mali, Civilian Protection Requires Ongoing Push for Air Assets

Great Expectations: AFRICOM’s New Quarterly Report on Civilian Casualties
April 21, 2020

Great Expectations: AFRICOM’s New Quarterly Report on Civilian Casualties

Time to flip the script on congressional arms sales powers
March 15, 2020

Time to flip the script on congressional arms sales powers

Afghan civilians need far more than a week of reduced violence
March 8, 2020

Afghan civilians need far more than a week of reduced violence

Reduction of Civilian Harm in Afghanistan: A Way Forward
February 25, 2020

Reduction of Civilian Harm in Afghanistan: A Way Forward

IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS: U.S. MILITARY INVESTIGATIONS AND CIVILIAN HARM
February 20, 2020

IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS: U.S. MILITARY INVESTIGATIONS AND CIVILIAN HARM

Making Human Rights a Condition for Arms Sales is Smart Foreign Policy
January 10, 2020

Making Human Rights a Condition for Arms Sales is Smart Foreign Policy

Protecting Civilians Still Matters in Great-Power Conflict
May 3, 2019

Protecting Civilians Still Matters in Great-Power Conflict

The Pentagon’s 2018 Civilian Casualties Report: What’s In It and What’s Next
May 2, 2019

The Pentagon’s 2018 Civilian Casualties Report: What’s In It and What’s Next

#GenderInConflict: Women As Rescuers
April 18, 2019

#GenderInConflict: Women As Rescuers

Remembering Marla Ruzicka: Fourteen Years Later, Her Bravery, Ambition, and Compassion Live On
April 16, 2019

Remembering Marla Ruzicka: Fourteen Years Later, Her Bravery, Ambition, and Compassion Live On

#GenderInConflict: Staffing Gender Posts to Strengthen Peacekeeping Missions
April 10, 2019

#GenderInConflict: Staffing Gender Posts to Strengthen Peacekeeping Missions

Twenty Years of Prioritizing the Protection of Civilians: Painful Lessons from Rwanda Remain Relevant for UN Peacekeeping Operations Today
April 5, 2019

Twenty Years of Prioritizing the Protection of Civilians: Painful Lessons from Rwanda Remain Relevant for UN Peacekeeping Operations Today

April 4, 2019

#GenderInConflict: A Comprehensive Approach to Integration of Gender Perspectives into the Security and Defense Sector of Ukraine

Costs of War Can’t Be Assessed Without Official Civilian Casualty Estimates
April 3, 2019

Costs of War Can’t Be Assessed Without Official Civilian Casualty Estimates

#GenderInConflict: How Women Experience Violence in Conflict
March 26, 2019

#GenderInConflict: How Women Experience Violence in Conflict

#GenderInConflict: Effective Protection Begins With Understanding
March 7, 2019

#GenderInConflict: Effective Protection Begins With Understanding

The Unlikely Diplomat Bringing Yemen’s War Dead Home
February 13, 2019

The Unlikely Diplomat Bringing Yemen’s War Dead Home

The Pentagon’s Latest Report on Civilian Casualties Policy
February 12, 2019

The Pentagon’s Latest Report on Civilian Casualties Policy

Twenty Years of Prioritizing the Protection of Civilians: February 1999 – UN Security Council Convenes First-Ever Meeting Focused on Protecting Civilians in Conflict
February 12, 2019

Twenty Years of Prioritizing the Protection of Civilians: February 1999 – UN Security Council Convenes First-Ever Meeting Focused on Protecting Civilians in Conflict

What to Make of the Pentagon’s Internal Civilian Casualties Review, and What Comes Next
February 4, 2019

What to Make of the Pentagon’s Internal Civilian Casualties Review, and What Comes Next

In Coalition Ops, Civilian Protections Are Only As Strong as the Weakest Link
January 30, 2019

In Coalition Ops, Civilian Protections Are Only As Strong as the Weakest Link

Where There’s Political Will, There’s a Way to Protect Civilians
January 14, 2019

Where There’s Political Will, There’s a Way to Protect Civilians

How the “Arms Sales Oversight Act” Could Prevent American Arms from Contributing to the Next Overseas Crisis
December 5, 2018

How the “Arms Sales Oversight Act” Could Prevent American Arms from Contributing to the Next Overseas Crisis

The Pentagon Put Someone in Charge of Its Civilian Casualty Policy. Now What?
November 14, 2018

The Pentagon Put Someone in Charge of Its Civilian Casualty Policy. Now What?

Protecting South Sudan’s Peacekeeping Mission from the Regional Actors who Brokered Peace
November 1, 2018

Protecting South Sudan’s Peacekeeping Mission from the Regional Actors who Brokered Peace

World Food Day 2018: The Connection Between Conflict
October 16, 2018

World Food Day 2018: The Connection Between Conflict

Breaking the Cycle of Violence in Conflict Starts with Protecting Civilians Caught Within It
October 5, 2018

Breaking the Cycle of Violence in Conflict Starts with Protecting Civilians Caught Within It

Many Problems with Forever War: Being Too Humane Is Not One of Them
September 28, 2018

Many Problems with Forever War: Being Too Humane Is Not One of Them

THE DECLARATION OF SHARED COMMITMENTS ON UN PEACEKEEPING: One Step Forward – or Twenty Years Back?
September 25, 2018

THE DECLARATION OF SHARED COMMITMENTS ON UN PEACEKEEPING: One Step Forward – or Twenty Years Back?

On #PeaceDay - and Every Day - Civilians Must be a Priority
September 21, 2018

On #PeaceDay – and Every Day – Civilians Must be a Priority

Protection of Civilians: Nigeria’s Moment to Join the League of Legends
September 1, 2018

Protection of Civilians: Nigeria’s Moment to Join the League of Legends

Five Reform Areas for Effective Peacekeeping Performance
July 6, 2018

Five Reform Areas for Effective Peacekeeping Performance

A Goal Worthy of Nigeria
June 28, 2018

A Goal Worthy of Nigeria

Keep Hearts, Minds Open to Displaced
June 20, 2018

Keep Hearts, Minds Open to Displaced

The Department of Defense’s Report on Civilian Casualties: A Step Forward in Transparency?
June 13, 2018

The Department of Defense’s Report on Civilian Casualties: A Step Forward in Transparency?

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.
June 4, 2018

Are Yemeni Forces and the Saudi-UAE Coalition Ready to Protect Civilians in Port Assault?

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.
May 25, 2018

“Taking Aim” – CIVIC Takes a Closer Look at the Global Arms Trade

Sahr Muhammedally addresses a UN committee on explosive weapons in cities
May 18, 2018

Four Ways the United Nations Can Get #United4Civilians

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.
May 9, 2018

Reducing the Human Costs of ‘By, With, and Through’

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.
April 13, 2018

Op-Ed: Success Far From Certain – Secretary-General António Guterres Takes on the United Nations’ Systemic Weaknesses

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.
February 1, 2018

Op-Ed: If We’re Going to Export More US Arms, Let’s Do It Smarter

How to Stop US Weapons from Harming Civilians
January 18, 2018

How to Stop US Weapons from Harming Civilians

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.
January 11, 2018

Op-Ed: The Human Cost of Cuts to the Peacekeeping Mission in Congo

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.
December 14, 2017

Op-Ed: America Takes Turn for the Worse on Cluster Bombs

Integrating civilian protection into Nigerian military policy and practice
October 30, 2017

Integrating civilian protection into Nigerian military policy and practice

We're Loosening the Rules for Killing. This Won't End Well.
October 30, 2017

We’re Loosening the Rules for Killing. This Won’t End Well.

Op-Ed: Peacekeeping Under Trump Could Be Difficult With Less Resources
September 18, 2017

Op-Ed: Peacekeeping Under Trump Could Be Difficult With Less Resources

Why Trump’s New Afghanistan Plan Spells Danger for Civilians
August 23, 2017

Why Trump’s New Afghanistan Plan Spells Danger for Civilians

The debate over the increase in civilian casualties caused by the U.S.-led coalition in the campaign against ISIS grows more contentious by the day, even as the tempo of operations has slowed following the fight for Mosul.
August 11, 2017

Why Are More Civilians Dying in US Airstrikes on ISIS?

Lessons From Mosul: How to Reduce Civilian Harm in Urban Warfare
July 20, 2017

Lessons From Mosul: How to Reduce Civilian Harm in Urban Warfare

The Importance of Protecting Civilians—Through Law, Strategy, and Tactics
April 5, 2017

The Importance of Protecting Civilians—Through Law, Strategy, and Tactics

Civilians stay in war zones for all sorts of reasons: They may lack the resources to leave, or have no other place to go. They may be unwilling to leave vulnerable family members, may not want to leave their homes, or — most likely — they are not allowed to leave. There are 3,000 to 4,000 fighters in Raqqa, compared to 400,000 civilians.
March 23, 2017

Civilians Still in Raqqa are Still Civilians

Opinion: Covert use of drones ultimately endangers US security
March 4, 2016

Opinion: Covert use of drones ultimately endangers US security

January 12, 2016

The Toll of Russian Air Strikes on Kafr Nboudha

Syrians Under Fire: The Islamic State group is far from the only threat that Syrian civilians face
December 22, 2015

Syrians Under Fire: The Islamic State group is far from the only threat that Syrian civilians face

Lessons From Kunduz: The Next Steps in Preventing Civilian Casualties
October 14, 2015

Lessons From Kunduz: The Next Steps in Preventing Civilian Casualties

What Civilians Themselves Say about Targeting and their Participation in Conflict
May 21, 2015

What Civilians Themselves Say about Targeting and their Participation in Conflict

Saudi Arabia Must Prioritize Civilian Protection in its Yemen Operations
April 26, 2015

Saudi Arabia Must Prioritize Civilian Protection in its Yemen Operations

No Safe Place in Gaza
August 19, 2014

No Safe Place in Gaza

July 16, 2014

Don’t Forget the Civilians in the Fight Against ISIS

Civilian War Victims Receive Recognition in US Law
April 3, 2014

Civilian War Victims Receive Recognition in US Law

November 28, 2013

Aid for Drone Victims

Five Ways Obama Can Fix Drones Right Now
November 6, 2013

Five Ways Obama Can Fix Drones Right Now

October 29, 2013

Civilians can benefit when the military learns from its mistakes

September 19, 2013

Marla Ruzicka’s Heroism

Agreement on Chemical Weapons Alone Will Not End Suffering in Syria
September 12, 2013

Agreement on Chemical Weapons Alone Will Not End Suffering in Syria

Assisting Syrian War Victims
August 14, 2013

Assisting Syrian War Victims

A Check on Lethal Aid to Syria
May 22, 2013

A Check on Lethal Aid to Syria

What civilian casualties? Afghan forces’ implausible denials
March 12, 2013

What civilian casualties? Afghan forces’ implausible denials

February 7, 2013

Bring drones out of the shadows

Drones: An Outlier in a Transparent Presidency
January 16, 2013

Drones: An Outlier in a Transparent Presidency

January 1, 2013

Do Less Harm

As Pentagon Reshapes Fighting Force, Civilian Casualties Need to be Considered | The Hill
September 7, 2012

As Pentagon Reshapes Fighting Force, Civilian Casualties Need to be Considered | The Hill

July 12, 2012

Safeguarding Libyan Civilians

In Libya, a legacy up for debate
January 30, 2012

In Libya, a legacy up for debate

Post-Conflict Potter
August 11, 2011

Post-Conflict Potter

January 11, 2010

Faith Complex: Sarah Holewinski on Innocent Victims in Conflict

New UN Report: More Than 1,000 Civilians Killed in 2009
August 3, 2009

New UN Report: More Than 1,000 Civilians Killed in 2009

November 10, 2007

Lessons from ‘Ghanzi Province’

March 7, 2007

Fixing the Collateral Damage

December 26, 2006

NATO Must Follow US Lead in Helping Afghan Civilians

April 15, 2006

The True Cost of War