Breshna Rani
The Arrival of Gunpowder to the Indian Subcontinent
Maarij Ali Tarar
The forgotten history of South Asia’s engagement with gunpowder technology.
“Stupid Rules of Engagement” and the Minab School Strike
When precautions aren’t taken in war.
Imagined Futures: The Calque Class and the Outsourcing of Pakistan’s Mind
Zaki Khalid
What happens when large language models erode our cognitive sovereignty
The Iran War and the Limits of Coercion: Implications and Lessons for Pakistan
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
Why greater firepower doesn’t mean coercive success
Supplying Arms to Parties to a Conflict: When is it Legal?
When arms transfers to parties to a conflict are lawful and when they are not
Using Force against Non-State Actors and Organised Crime under International Law
Camilo Ramírez Gutiérrez
A racist reading of the international security gap from the Latin American perspective
Atrocity Crimes in the Age of Tech Facilitated Warfare
N. Waheed
How Big Tech became an accomplice to atrocity in modern war.
Imagined Futures: Severing Pakistan’s Digital Tether
What if an attack on Pakistan causes a digital blackout? A look at our inherent vulnerabilities
The Performative Combat of Superman: Agency and Struggle in International Law
Alex Lawson
Why states perform the spectacle of force to be seen, cheered, and believed in; much like superheroes
A Converging Rights-Based Approach To Climate, Displacement
And Conflict
Anoshay Fazal
The case for a customary, rights-based approach to displacement and protection in a changing climate
Introducing the War Law Institute
Ayesha Malik
This inaugural article sets out what the War Law Institute is, what it refuses to be, and why sovereign thinking from the Global South is urgently needed.
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