DIsproportionately relying on military spending for security purposes fails to prevent conflict and has a detrimental impact on gender equality, human rights and peacemaking.
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Human society has marked collective dead for millennia. Such monuments have changed with the evolving nature of conflict, something Ukraine is now weighing.
Wars and climate change are inextricably linked.
As resources become increasingly vulnerable to environmental fluctuations, climate change is often framed as a trigger for violence.
The effects of climate change do not affect everyone equally.
Convention suggests wars are named after the participants or the place it which fighting takes place. But who chooses − and why?
Wars are now unfolding in the shadow of climate breakdown.
Toxic remnants of war can damage ecosystems and communities long after the fighting stops.
Israel’s own figures suggest there has been an unusually high civilian death rate in Gaza.
The US and Europe hope protections for Ukraine can end the conflict. But previous attempts have fallen flat.
Horrific allegations of gang rape and reports of the targeting of reproductive facilities have alarmed the international community, but sadly, the strategy is not new.
For all the talk of security guarantees for Ukraine, the peace being looked at by the US president looks to be aligned with that desired by his Russian counterpart.
Terrorists often copy military innovations, meaning policymakers need to act quickly to reduce the threat of drones.
Mercenaries have returned to the central stage in Africa’s conflicts.
New research sheds light on how young Ukrainians have navigated the war on their doorstep, as well as how they have coped psychologically.
Despite Beijing’s claims of neutrality, it may be quietly backing Iran while verbally denying such support, as it has with Russia and Pakistan.
After more than two decades of hard-nosed diplomacy on Iran’s nuclear program, European negotiators are finding themselves beset by challenges.
Animals suffer in war just like humans. But research also tells us they can be very resilient.
Humans change the urban landscape with religious, cultural and political activities, which in turn can influence the evolution of urban animals and plants.
These three key religious texts all offer justifications for defensive wars. But they also stress the importance of peace.
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Associate Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor, School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Professor of Law, American University
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Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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Maitre de conférences en sciences de la communication, Chercheur au PREFICS (Plurilinguismes, Représentations, Expressions Francophones, Information, Communication, Sociolinguistique), Université Rennes 2
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Director of Dickinson Program in New Zealand & Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Otago, Dickinson College
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University
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Researcher, Air and Space Law, McGill University; Bond University
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Full Professor, Former Director, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University
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Research Professor in the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society, UNSW
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Associate Professor in Linguistics, Macquarie University