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At the nexus of proof and policy, we have published research on armed violence, intervention, and conflict resolution since 1980. Impact factor: 1.880 (rank #27/95 International Relations)

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  • Security research on COVID19

    To facilitate the publication of SSH scholarship on COVID19, Contemporary Security Policy will make space available in the upcoming issues for scholars considering the security (policy) implications of the coronavirus. Read more →

  • Humanitarian space and peace negotiations in Syria

    Can humanitarian principles be negotiated and be part of peace negotiations? Are humanitarians also  political actors? Debates on the nature of the relations between the political and humanitarian spaces have plagued the humanitarian community for decades and are still vivid today among by practitioners. While some humanitarian actors insist on the necessity to preserve the autonomy of humanitarian action, others defend the idea that humanitarian activities are inherently political.  Read more →

  • To ban killer robots, codify human control

    Elvira Rosert and Frank Sauer compare the international humanitarian disarmament processes on blinding laser weapons, anti-personnel landmines and lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) aka “killer robots.” Instead of aiming to define and ban LAWS as a category of weapons, the use of autonomy in weapons should be regulated through codifying a positive obligation to retain human control. Read more →

  • The concept of resilience and critiques of international intervention

    International interventions are often criticized by scholars for not doing enough, including not enough local ownership. The newly emerging concept of resilience also falls victim to these critiques. Pol Bargués-Pedreny warns that this may lead to a dangerous nihilism in processes of international intervention. Read more →

  • Shaping Public Risk Tolerance During Deterrence Crises

    In a recent article, Jeffrey Read more →

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