Overcoming Power Asymmetry in Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups

Rethinking Multilateral Negotiations: Disarmament as Humanitarian Action

Increasing attention has been focused in recent years on the need for multilateral negotiation processes in the disarmament and arms control field to “think outside the box” in addressing contemporary challenges. But beyond recognition that there are imperfections in current approaches, it is not always clear that the parameters of the existing box are sufficiently understood or, indeed, what t...

Non-State Armed Groups

Overcoming the e-mail disadvantage: Humor in online negotiations

Humanitarian crises due to natural disasters and armed conflict.

International humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts

This is the second report on ‘‘International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflicts’’ that has been prepared by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for an International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. In the years that have elapsed since the first report was presented to the 28th International Conference in Geneva, in December 200...