Center for Security Studies

No. 45: The Growing Importance of Civilians in Armed Conflict

No. 45: The Growing Importance of Civilians in Armed Conflict

Author(s): Andreas Wenger, Simon Mason
Editor(s): Daniel Möckli
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 45
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2008

Civilians play an increasingly important and complex role in armed conflicts. At the same time, the lines between civilians and combatants are becoming blurred. How states and multilateral institutions respond to these challenges is of great importance for the legitimacy and efficiency of their stabilization efforts in crisis areas.

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