Israel is now battling three terrorist groups: Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis. The U.S. continues to fight against ISIS and related terrorists in several parts of the world. It is important ...

For centuries, societies have tried to impose rules and moral boundaries on the conduct of war, even as those rules were repeatedly tested by desperation and survival. In this episode, we examine how ...

Any stalemate in negotiations to end both Iranian aggression in the Strait of Hormuz and their nuclear program should warrant ...

The murder of survivors clinging to a boat was a war crime. The Geneva Conventions declare shipwrecked persons “shall be respected and protected.” The U.S. Department of Defense Law of War Manual ...

But these would be potential breaches of international law — or jus ad bellum — not International Humanitarian Law (IHL), ...

This past July, Geoffrey Corn, a law professor at Texas Tech and a former judge advocate general in the U.S. Army, joined the Israel Defense Forces on a tour of the Rafah border. Within hours of Hamas ...

If you’re still not sure whether the United States is at risk of sliding into authoritarianism, talk to some Americans who know all about the proper and improper uses of violence. They are the men and ...

When we watch a movie, our instinct is to root for the good guys when they kill the bad guys, even if they color outside the lines. Take, for instance, the 2009 movie Inglourious Basterds, starring ...

All wars are an effrontery to health, and the Israel-Hamas war is no exception. Caring for the wounded is a necessary part of waging war and hospitals are protected from the consequence of hostilities ...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Marc Racicot is a former captain in the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, Montana attorney general and governor. He also served as chairman of the Republican National Committee ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to Just4Kids, a new feature with content originally published in The Conversation for Kids, a nonprofit in which scholars answer kids’ questions about science, health and more, ...