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Marika Sosnowski
| Dec 2, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
The Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire: A Least Worst Option Editors’ note: The author has also addressed this subject on The Conversation. It is welcome news that a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has now been approved by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
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Marika Sosnowski
| Jan 18, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
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...
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Marika Sosnowski
| Jul 6, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Not Dead but Sleeping: Toward a Broader Understanding of Ceasefires The concept of a ceasefire as offering a temporary pause during armed conflict dates back at least one thousand years and has religious provenance – ceasefires were originally known as a “truce...
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Marika Sosnowski
| Jul 12, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Lessons from Syria’s Ceasefires Ceasefires are generally seen by academics, policy makers, and military and political personnel as being humanitarian and positive, or at worst, benign. However, increasing research and first-hand experience...
