Media

Politics

Op-ed

Lennart Hofman

14 March 2021

14/03/21

Remote Warfare is not an election theme

Lennart Hofman

Op-ed

In his latest article for the Correspondent Lennart Hofman addresses the changing nature of war and its increased invisibility against the backdrop of the upcoming Dutch elections.

Politics

Op-ed

Jip van Dort

02 February 2021

02/02/21

The Netherlands is trying to maintain the myth of a ‘clean’ war

Jip van Dort

Op-ed

In his latest op-ed published in the daily paper Trouw, Jip van Dort raises a rather sinister question: What exactly do we (or are we allowed to) know about the dark side of warfare, specifically about civilian casualties?

Politics

Op-ed

Lauren Gould, Isa Zoetbrood

28 December 2020

28/12/20

More drones, more war

Lauren Gould et al

Op-ed

The notion that deploying drones will enable militaries to conduct war with greater precision and less civilian harm is neither new, nor accurate argues the IRW team in an op-ed for the Dutch newspaper the NRC.

Technologies

Commentary

Anthony Swofford

25 November 2020

25/11/20

Military & Technology: In Their Own Words

Anthony Swofford

Commentary

'The conversation is not about the morality of going to war, but rather the technology of winning' claims former US Marine Anthony Swofford in article for MIT Technology Review.

Technologies

Commentary

Jack Davies

25 November 2020

25/11/20

Crowded Skies: Drones in Nagorno-Karabakh

Jack Davies

Commentary

Whilst a deluge of video clips showing drone-captured footage of air and missile strikes on seemingly defenceless ground vehicles led some to proclaim the 'death of the tank', this may have been an overestimation of the real impact drones had in the conflict.

Politics

Commentary

Jack Davies

02 November 2020

02/11/20

The Risks of Special Forces Being Used Illegally

Jack Davies

Commentary

In a recent article for the Human Security Centre, IRW’s Jack Davies argues that SOF lack political oversight and legal accountability.

Technologies

Podcast

Lennart Hofman

10 September 2020

10/09/20

The latest arms race is not about bombs, but about algorithms

Lennart Hofman

Podcast

In this De Correspondent article and accompanying podcast, Lennart Hofman asks if the military investments in AI is justified, or if the hype around AI is simply that – hype.

Civilian Harm

News

Marrit Woudwijk

03 September 2020

03/09/20