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Beyond compliance: in conversation
What does everyday life during war and armed conflict look like? How do ordinary people engage with armed actors? And how can the law contribute to protecting civilians?
Centre Co-Director Florian Weigand and Centre Expert Katharine Fortin talk with leading academics, researchers, and practitioners and researchers working on armed groups, civilian protection, and international law.
This podcast is a collaboration between the Beyond Compliance Consortium, the Centre on Armed Groups and the Armed Groups and International Law Blog.
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The Taliban ban on women studying basic nursing skills "makes absolutely no sense. Even according to the Taliban's own logic…but there are people inside the system fighting for more sensible policies who realize that Afghanistan needs midwives, it needs female doctors, it needs female nurses.”
— Centre Co-Director Ashley Jackson speaking to NPR
“The Houthis’ missile and drone arsenal and other military capabilities make them superior to other forces in Yemen. If they succeed in taking over the country, the violence will not end. The Houthis see themselves as a regional and global actor—their ambitions extend beyond Yemen’s borders, posing a threat to the broader region...”
— Centre Expert Nadwa Dawsari speaking to the Washington Institute
“In a way, this is his Zelensky moment. Zelensky was criticized before the war in Ukraine, and then he became a statesman. The question is can Jolani make the same transformation.”
— Centre Expert Jerome Drevon discussing how HTS will govern in the New York Times
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