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	Podcast:		ICRC Humanitarian Law and Policy Blog
	Episode:		Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations: six key takeaways
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:13:05
	Publish Date:		2021-06-15 09:58:18
	Description:		In today’s armed conflicts, cyber operations are increasingly used in support of and alongside kinetic operations. Several States have publicly acknowledged such use, and many more are developing military cyber capabilities. In parallel, cyber incidents – primarily outside armed conflicts – have resulted in damage and disruption to civilian services, including hospitals, water and electrical infrastructure, and nuclear and petrochemical facilities. They offer a chilling warning about the potential humanitarian impact of military cyber operations in contemporary and future armed conflicts. If the risk of civilian harm from military cyber operations is to be reduced, it is necessary to consider how it can be assessed and measured. In this post, Kubo Mačák, ICRC Legal Adviser, and Ewan Lawson, ICRC Military Cyber Adviser, introduce the new ICRC report from an expert meeting convened by the ICRC in January 2020 to discuss these issues. Their post also launches a new blog series on the theme of avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations, which will feature contributions by several international experts as well as the winning essay from this year’s ICRC/Geneva Academy competition on the same theme.
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