Nations join with the international Red Cross to find new ways to protect the innocent in conflicts where the Geneva ...

Merely absorbing armed groups into a reserve force does little to address the underlying causes of the eastern DRC crisis.

It's not just lessons in hand-to-hand combat. New soldiers are taught coping strategies, texting etiquette, and the signs of ...

It begins with security, for Israelis living near Gaza and indeed throughout the country, and for Gazans subjected to bombardment and martial law.

MILAN — A senior military official of the European Union has urged the bloc to refine its mutual-defense clause and start ...

“Gaza, with its great people and its resilience, will rise again to rebuild what the occupation has destroyed and continue on ...

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Wars and violence are not the only indications of international law’s decline — the same trend afflicts the global economy as ...

A new report by the World Economic Forum has singled out state-based armed conflict as the most pressing global risk for the year. It also highlighted misinformation, environmental crises and ...

In 2019, Ukraine and Gaza were categorised ‘minor conflicts’. By 2023, both wars were drivers of data on hostilities. According to the Geneva Academy’s Rule of Law in Armed Conflict portal ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Global economies are facing declining optimism amid growing concerns about the impact of armed conflicts, according to an influential report. However, climate change leading to extreme weather events ...