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Mar 2025
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In and Around War(s): Season 3, Episode ...

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
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In this episode of the In and Around War(s) podcast, Yousuf Syed Khan, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, joins Academy Research Fellows Eugénie Duss and Francesco Romani to discuss the legal issues surrounding food security in armed conflict, as explored in our recent IHL in Focus Spot Report on Food Insecurity in Armed Conflict and the Use ... Show More
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