Israel-Hamas 2024 Symposium – A Gaza Ceasefire: The Intersection of War, Law, and Politics

Israel-Hamas 2024 Symposium – A Gaza Ceasefire: The Intersection of War, Law, and Politics

Israel-Hamas 2024 Symposium – A Gaza Ceasefire: The Intersection of War, Law, and Politics Ceasefires are a unique tool in armed conflict. This is because they exist at the intersection of war, law, and politics. Political scientist Cindy Wittke has suggested...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Time for the Arab League and EU to Step Up on Gaza Security

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Time for the Arab League and EU to Step Up on Gaza Security

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Time for the Arab League and EU to Step Up on Gaza Security When the Israel-Hamas conflict eventually comes to an enduring ceasefire, the aftermath will require a constitutional settlement. This will not be easy, but while a new...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Law of Truce

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Law of Truce

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Law of Truce On November 9, 2023, Israel announced it would periodically “pause military operations” in its war in Gaza, just over a month after Hamas’s shocking attack precipitated the latest round of escalatory violence in the...
The Evolving Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict – An International Law Perspective – Part I

The Evolving Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict – An International Law Perspective – Part I

The Evolving Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict – An International Law Perspective – Part I Editors’ Note: This post is the first in a two-part series addressing international legal issues related to the ongoing situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. On 19 September,...
Ceasefires under Scrutiny – Reviewing Marika Sosnowski’s Redefining Ceasefires

Ceasefires under Scrutiny – Reviewing Marika Sosnowski’s Redefining Ceasefires

Ceasefires under Scrutiny – Reviewing Marika Sosnowski’s Redefining Ceasefires I am grateful to Articles of War for the opportunity to provide some reflections on Redefining Ceasefires: Wartime Order and Statebuilding in Syria (hereinafter Redefining Ceasefires), by...