Introduction: Ethics, Experience, and War - Volume 40 Issue 1

The recent rescue of a US airman from Iranian soil obscures a deeper truth. As contested casualty figures emerge from America’s war, Kandida Purnell argues that what we see, count, and mourn in war is never neutral. Rather, it is carefully governed through a longstanding necropolitical logic that shapes public perception and sustains conflict

In the sixth podcast episode, Seb Kaempf discusses Restraining War with Thomas Gregory.

War and the moral and legal attempts to regulate it have a long history. In this episode, Dr Thomas Gregory (University of Auckland), talks to Dr Seb Kaempf, about his selection of key articles publis...

Each quarter we bring you updates on the latest book releases from BISA members.

Wounds such as burns or leg injuries are more common in Gaza than among US soldiers who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan

In letters seen by Al Jazeera, US AFRICOM admits to killing civilians in air raids, but refuses ‘condolence payment’.

A former special forces trooper will be the first Australian soldier to stand trial for a war crime, more than 13 years after he shot dead a villager in an Afghan field.

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The top UN humanitarian official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has issued a stark warning over the deepening crisis in Gaza, where civilians are being killed daily while trying to access food,...

The Trump administration killed almost as many civilians in Yemen in 52 days as the previous 23 years of U.S. action

The death toll from the war already dwarfs the numbers killed in previous bouts of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza over many decades.

Analysts say US and Israeli attacks failed to weaken rebels and are only pushing the country to the brink of famine

After blocking all food from entering Gaza for 11 weeks, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to allow a limited amount into the besieged territory — though he insists that a new militarised deliv...

“The tactics being pioneered in Gaza –blackouts, attacks with impunity– risk becoming the new normal,” says Pulitzer Prize winner Azmat Khan.

Documents shown to court by MoD show the officer rejected every application referred to him in the summer of 2023.

CHIRG could help prevent U.S. arms from being used unlawfully, and credibly respond to critics of America’s global weapons transfers.

Videos and photos reveal remnants of at least three U.S.-made GBU-39 bombs at the site of an April 28 attack. The strike killed 68 African migrants, according to the Houthis, a militant group that con...

On 28 April 2025, a US airstrike reportedly struck a migrant detention centre in Saada, northern Yemen, killing over 68 civilians and injuring dozens more. According to Human Rights Watch, the victims...

How U.S. military lawyers see Israel’s invasion of Gaza—and the public’s reaction to it—as a dress rehearsal for a potential conflict with a foreign power like China.

The book Weaponizing Civilian Protection by Dr. Thomas Gregory offers an unsettling examination of how civilian casualties were weaponized during the war in Afghanistan.

Haaretz report comes as supreme court gives Israeli PM more time to respond to affidavit from fired Shin Bet chief

U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the Houthi rebels said early Monday

For the first time, I feel driven to speak publicly because our company is now powering state violence across the globe.

The defense secretary’s focus on “lethality” could mean “wanton killing and wholesale destruction and disregard for law,” one Pentagon official said.

Civilians today face unprecedented risks in armed conflict, with compliance with the laws of war in crisis. UN figures show civilian deaths rising since 2019 and skyrocketing in 2023, with the number ...

The Dutch Cabinet's Mar. 2025 release of a list of commitments on mitigating civilian harm is a major step forward transparency.

At least 23 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike which hit a block of flats in Northern Gaza, according to health officials.

In just three weeks, the Pentagon has used $200 million worth of munitions in Operation Rough Rider against the Houthi militia, officials said.

Prime minister says Israel will build a new security corridor to isolate parts of the strip in major escalation

Fires and smoke foul the air. Toxins seep into the earth and water. Habitats for wildlife disappear. Experts call it ecocide.

Senior doctor who saw bodies says men appeared to have been ‘executed’, adding to evidence of potential war crime

His targeting of foreigners with residencies or work visas was inevitable: to achieve his aims, more and more people must be disenfranchised, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Toxic remnants of war adversely affect the health not just of those immediately exposed but also of future generations.