Politics

Civilian Harm

Recommendations

IRW

01 July 2021

01/07/21

After Hawija: The Way Forward for the Dutch Ministry of Defence

IRW

Recommendations

In this post, we provide the statement from the consortium of civil society organisations, including IRW, which reflects on the "Roadmap Process" with the Dutch MoD.

Politics

Op-ed

Jip van Dort

04 June 2021

04/06/21

Our democracy has been damaged by our deployment in Afghanistan

Jip van Dort

Op-ed

Read the latest op-ed by IRW PhD candidate Jip Van Dort about the how the secrecy of Dutch military actions in Afghanistan is hurting democracy at home.

Politics

Commentary

Marijn Hoijtink, Marlene Tröstl

31 May 2021

31/05/21

The Intimacies of Soldier-Robot Relations

Marijn Hoijtink et al

Commentary

Guest authors dr. Marijn Hoijtink and Marlene Tröstl reflect on the sharp contrast between human empathy for military robots and the dehumanization of local publics that underpins remote warfare.

Politics

Book

Craig Jones

06 April 2021

06/04/21

The War Lawyers

Craig Jones

Book

Dr. Craig Jones' book "The War Lawyers: The United States, Israel and Juridical Warfare ” looks at the increasingly accepted role of military lawyers in the planning and executing of military operations in contemporary conflicts.

Politics

Chapter

Jolle Demmers, Lauren Gould

04 April 2021

04/04/21

Remote Warfare: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Jolle Demmers et al

Chapter

Bringing together writers from various backgrounds, this edited volume offers a critical enquiry into the use and impact of remote warfare.

Politics

Commentary

Aoife Keogh

29 March 2021

29/03/21

Remote Warfare Commentary Round-up 7

Aoife Keogh

Commentary

The Remote Warfare roundup commentary is a bi-weekly digest of unfolding news, op-eds and reports relevant to remote warfare.

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.

Civilian Harm

Events

Jolle Demmers

01/12/20

How Remote is Remote Warfare?

Jolle Demmers

Events

Watch Intimacies of Remote Warfare project founder Prof. Jolle Demmers tackling the big questions surrounding remote warfare and call for more transparency in her recent talk for Stadium Generale.

The Policy and Law of Remote Warfare

After Hawija: The Way Forward for the Dutch Ministry of Defence

Our democracy has been damaged by our deployment in Afghanistan

The Intimacies of Soldier-Robot Relations

The War Lawyers

Remote Warfare: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Remote Warfare Commentary Round-up 7

Remote Warfare is not an election theme

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

More drones, more war

How Remote is Remote Warfare?