From Outrage to Engagement: Might Promoting Compliance Succeed Where Condemnation Has Failed?

From Outrage to Engagement: Might Promoting Compliance Succeed Where Condemnation Has Failed?

by | Aug 4, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict

From Outrage to Engagement: Might Promoting Compliance Succeed Where Condemnation Has Failed? The mood at this year’s European Humanitarian Forum (EHF) oscillated between frustration, foreboding, and a pervasive sense of hyper-normalization. The Secretary-General of...
War Reloaded: The Erosion of Norms and the Urgency of Prevention

War Reloaded: The Erosion of Norms and the Urgency of Prevention

by | Jun 17, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy

War Reloaded: The Erosion of Norms and the Urgency of Prevention After decades of cautious optimism about the global decline of warfare, recent trends paint a far more troubling picture. Civilians are increasingly caught in the crossfire, non-State armed groups and...