Someone recently asked me whether, in the wake of the Richard Goldstone's qualifications of his infamous report, the UN was losing its credibility to issue fact-finding studies on humanitarian law violations. In my view, no matter how "credibly" a study is conducted,...
Professor Michael Gross left a lengthy response at Current Intelligence to my remarks about his characterization of asymmetric war. I'm afraid he seems displeased with me:Far superior to faint...
NATO is considering a medal for soldiers who display "courageous restraint" in their use of lethal force to save civilian lives. According to CNN,"Although no decisions have been made on the award...
A DC-based NGO is promulgating a novel idea: that states should compensate civilians that they legally harm during combat operations. The Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict(CIVIC) has...