“The Narrative Must Change”: Prospects for the 2021 UNGA First Committee
Allison Pytlak, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, time has inexplicably passed both slowlyContinue Reading
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Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: Killer Robots Discussions Resume
Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative A key development this past month was the resumption of formal talksContinue Reading
Looking Back to Move Forward: The ATT Monitor Evaluates Five Years of ATT Reporting
Carina Solmirano, ATT Monitor Coordinator, Control Arms This blog is the latest in Disarmament Dialogue’s series on the role ofContinue Reading
It Is About More Than Autonomous Weapons Systems
By Wanda Muñoz, member of SEHLAC and the Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence After more than one year without aContinue Reading
Afghan Crisis Generates Solidarity and Calls for Action
Anoush Baghdassarian, Andie Forsee, and David Hogan, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative The last week has been a devastatingContinue Reading
A Decade of Documentation: Monitoring Global Harm to Civilians from the Use of Explosive Weapons
Emily Griffith, Action on Armed Violence Disarmament Dialogue is launching a series of blogs on the role of monitoring inContinue Reading
Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: Monitors and Meetings
Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative This past month saw the launch of a new explosive weapons monitoringContinue Reading
Filling the Legal Vacuum for Autonomous Weapons Systems
Maricela Muñoz, Government Fellow at the Geneva Centre for SecurityPolicy (GCSP) Are states ready to prohibit autonomous weapons systems (AWS)Continue Reading
Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: Honoring Humanitarian Workers
Bonnie Docherty and Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative The Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative (ACCPI) condemnsContinue Reading
Building Back Better: Lessons from 2020
Susi Snyder, PAX For more than a year the world has been faced with the life-shattering effects of the worstContinue Reading