The wars of today are often seen as different to those half a century ago. Large battles have given to insurgiences, and technology has allowed operations to be executed at the push of a button.
For civilians, however, much remains the same. Caught in the middle, it is often these innocents who suffer the most. At the same time, we may be seeing ways in which civilians themselves are reshaping the battlefield, whether it be to resist oppression or to avoid atrocities.
On Wednesday May 11th, strategic analyst Lotje Boswinkel spoke a panel discussion on the role of civilians in times of war. Are they inherently a complication to any conflict? Can they be a help to defenders, or are they doomed to suffer? Or has warfare really changed that much at all?
Other speakers included:
- Jan Tijmen Ninck Blok: a humanitarian legal advisor and will talk about how resistant are the rules of international humanitarian law in the future. Jan is Red Cross adviser on international humanitarian law and fundamental principles.
- Ruslana Koropetska: from Ukrainine. She focuses on the topics of misinformation and propaganda during war and how international exhibitions on comics help fight such misinformation.
This event was co-organised by the HagueTalksYouth – Youth Board. The Youth Board is a group representing young and engaged members of society. All based in the Hague, they assist in organising events to help foster growing interest in HagueTalks and ideas concerning peace and justice.
Watch the event recording:
What about the future of warfare?
Our second speaker: @lotjeboswinkel
“Future of warfare is a very important topic for a strategic analyst”
“Helps to better understand and mitigate conflicts”
“Drones and cyber warfare will shape the battle in new ways”#futureofwarfare pic.twitter.com/ciD33zClkQ— Hague Talks (@HagueTalks) May 11, 2022
What about the Future of Warfare?
If you missed out yesterday’s #HagueTalks event, you can still view the livestream here 👉 https://t.co/YHJdeD42PM@lotjeboswinkel a strategic analyst @hcssnl says “the future of war is highly uncertain.” pic.twitter.com/CPpMpFWCoJ
— Hague Talks (@HagueTalks) May 13, 2022
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