The UN Security Council has finally called for a ceasefire in Gaza. But will it have any effect?
- Written by Marika Sosnowski, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Melbourne
Ceasefires are a uniquely complicated tool in armed conflict. This is because they exist at the intersection of war, law and politics.
Political scientist Cindy Wittke has suggested that attempts to define what a ceasefire is and what it entails will ultimately reveal a “lack of fit” with international law. This is because they are...
