@WAR

In this episode, we spoke to Dr. Moeed Yusuf, Vice Chancellor of Beaconhouse National University and former National Security Advisor, about the Indian elections, Pakistan's foreign policy, elite capture and the IMF. 

In this episode we talked to Dr Rana Mostafa, an Assistant Professor of Public International Law at Alexandria University about the ICC's recent arrest warrants, how that will impact South Africa's case at the ICJ, the threshold for genocide, and Egypt's declaration for intervention. Dr. Mostafa's EJILTalk article that we discuss is available here: https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-attainability-of-the-evidentiary-standard-for-genocidal-intent-in-gaza/

In this episode, we talked to Douglas Guilfoyle, Professor of Law at the University of New South Wales about ICC arrest warrants, immunity, and how national courts may handle the ICC's arrest warrants.Professor Guilfoyle's article on ICC arrest warrants can be found here: https://lieber.westpoint.edu/what-happens-icc-issues-warrants-senior-hamas-israeli-leaders/His brilliant lectures on international criminal law can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqf6ZP49vgYBtcTpvSMpQhuEw-0rS3XwY

In this episode, we talk to Samuel Moyn, Professor of Law and History at Yale, about US college protests over Gaza, liberalism and zionism, and how war law can enable conflict.

In this episode, we discuss whether a genocide is taking place in Gaza, the role of international institutions, and what the future of international law will be.

In this episode of @War, we talked to Leila Hatoum, a political economist and MENA expert, about the recent Pak-Iran strikes, the attacks of/on the Houthis, and the role of the Arab world in the Palestine crisis.

Ayesha Malik and Hennie Strydom talk about South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, and what we should expect from the the ICJ's preliminary orders 

Ayesha Malik sits down with Dr. Marco Longobardo to discuss his book The Use of Armed Force in Occupied Territory, and the right to resistance, the right to self-determination, the classification of the conflict, how to apply human rights law in occupied territory, and what we can expect from the upcoming Advisory Opinion. 

In this episode, we sat down with Saroop Ijaz, Senior Legal Counsel for Human Rights Watch, about apartheid in Israel and Palestine, HRW's report 'A Threshold Crossed' and the key factors involved in making that determination. 

Ayesha Malik and Zarrar Khuhro talk about how narratives around this conflict have changed over the decades, the conflation of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, the international community's reaction, and whether international law remains relevant. 

Ayesha Malik and Dr. Ahmad Siddiqi talk about the roots of the conflict, the various phases of Israeli policy towards the Palestinian population, whether the Palestinians were actually offered statehood five times, why Hamas has acted now and why Israel's response has been what it is, and finally what the international community can do.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Saadia Zahoor, a policy expert at the National Security Division, to talk about looking at national security from a gendered lens, women in decision-making roles, manels, personal attacks on women, local graduates, being inclusive, and the need to not be petty. 

In this episode of @WAR, Ayesha Malik, Team Lead of the Conflict Law Centre, is joined by Feisal Naqvi, Advocate of the Supreme Court and Senior Partner at Bhandari, Naqvi and Riaz, to talk about the Indus Waters Treaty and India's request to modify it. We discussed past disputes under the treaty, its technical aspects,  India's request to modify, and the impact of climate change on the treaty.

In this episode of @WAR, Ayesha Malik, Team Lead of the Conflict Law Centre, is joined by Antonios Tzanakopoulos, Professor of Public International Law at Oxford University, to talk about sanctions under international law. We discussed traditional and extraterritorial sanctions, their effectiveness, whether they are punitive, and the rise of blocking statutes.Watch on YouTube.

Civil war in Sudan - Ayesha Malik and Joshua Craze discuss the conflict's two main personalities, the international actors involved, centre-periphery relations between Kharthoum and the rest of the country, as well as the current ceasefire and whether it will hold. 

In this episode of @WAR, our Team Lead for the Conflict Law Centre, Ayesha Malik, is joined by Dr Furrukh Khan, an Associate Professor at LUMS, to discuss how culture interacts with conflict and the ways in which it has long been used, across all eras and traditions, to oppose, promote, and recover from war.Watch on YouTube.

In this episode of @WAR, our Team Lead for the Conflict Law Centre, Ayesha Malik, is joined by Meher Ahmed, a seasoned journalist and an award-winning documentary producer, to discuss how journalists working in conflict zones maintain their impartiality and integrityWatch on YouTube.

In this episode of @WAR, our Team Lead for the Conflict Law Centre, Ayesha Malik, is joined by Shmyla Khan, the Director of Policy and Research at the Digital Rights Foundation, and Noor Waheed, Senior Associate at the Digital Rights Foundation, to discuss the dangers of social media in exacerbating divisions, hatred and violence in areas of conflict.

Oves Anwar and Ayesha Malik (our resident international lawyers) sit down with Mubashar Rizvi and Noor Fatima (our IR specialists) to discuss which subject is more relevant in explaining the constraints on states and why they do what they do.Watch this episode in video.

Lessons learned from the FATA merger and feminism in Pakistan.In this episode, our host Ayesha Malik, Team Lead of the Conflict Law Centre at the Research Society of International Law, sits down with Zainab Najeeb to discuss the displacement in FATA and its impacts on gender roles. The discussion also includes a commentary on feminism and gender in Pakistan. Watch this episode in video.

Is India a responsible nuclear-armed state?In this episode, our host Mubashar Rizvi, Research Associate at the Research Society of International Law, sits down with Sitara Noor discuss the future of strategic stability in South Asia in the context of the Brahmos incident, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and US-China competition. Watch this episode in video

Emerging tech, the future of warfare, and PakistanIn this episode, our host Mubashar Rizvi, Research Associate at the Research Society of International Law, sits down with Dr. Waqar Zaidi, Associate Professor of History at LUMS, to discuss the future of warfare in the context of emerging technology, and what Pakistan must do to stay competitiveWatch this episode in video

The notorious case of Bagram detaineesIn this episode, Ayesha Malik, Research Research Fellow at the Research Society of International Law, sits down with Sarah Belal, Executive Director Justice Project Pakistan, to discuss the plight of Pakistani detainees at Bagram. Watch this episode in video

Are drones legal under international law?In this episode, our host Ayesha Malik sits down with  Dr. Ahmad Mujtaba to discuss the legality and efficiency of dronesIn this episode, Ayesha Malik, Research Research Fellow at the Research Society of International Law, sits down with Alexander Lawson to discuss the international law dimension of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Watch this episode in video

Does the current Russia-Ukraine conflict signal the beginning of a new Cold War? Will Western sanctions have the desired impact on Russia and its economy? What role can international law play in diffusing this conflict?In this episode, Ayesha Malik, Research Research Fellow at the Research Society of International Law, sits down with Alexander Lawson to discuss the international law dimension of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Watch this episode in video

How does climate change lead to an increased risk of armed conflict? In this episode, Ayesha Malik, team lead at Conflict Law Centre at the Research Society of International Law, sits down with Hasan Anwer, Program Director at Pakistan Environment Trust, to explore the link between climate change and armed conflict in the specific context of Pakistan. Watch this episode in video

What are Russia's interests in South Asia? What is the future of Russia-China relations? How should Pakistan deal with increased Russian involvement in South Asia?In this episode, Mubashar Rizvi, Research Associate at the Research Society of International Law, sits down with Syed Ali Zia Jaffery, who is a Research Associate at the Centre of of Security, Strategy and Policy Research, to discuss Russia's recent forays into South Asia and its possible implications on PakistanWatch this episode in video

Will US forces leave Afghanistan in 2021? Will the Afghan people finally experience a peaceful resolution to the decades of conflict?In this episode, Ayesha Malik, team lead at Conflict Law Centre at the Research Society of International Law, sits down with Fahd Humayun, who is a Ph.D Candidate at Yale, to  discuss the background, current status and the future of the 'Agreement to Bring Peace to Afghanistan', commonly known as the US-Taliban Deal or the Afghan Peace DealWatch this episode in video

In this episode, Ayesha Malik, team lead at Conflict Law Centre at the Research Society of International Law, sits down with Ali Sultan, who is an international law expert, to discuss discuss US Foreign Policy in the Biden Presidency.Watch this episode in video

In this episode, Ayesha Malik, team lead at Conflict Law Centre at the Research Society of International Law, sits down with Ejaz Haider, who is the Executive Editor at Indus News, to discuss nuclear warfare, strategy and deterrence in the context of South Asia.   Watch this episode in video

In this episode, Ayesha Malik, team lead at Conflict Law Centre at the Research Society of International Law, sits down with Asad Rahim Khan, who is a Barrister and an Advocate High Court and also heads the Dispute Resolution Desk at Ashtar Ali LLP, to discuss the events that have taken place since the revocation of Article 370 and Article 35A of the Indian Constitution.   Watch this episode in video