War and conflict prevention

Preventing conflict, limiting harm, and evaluating military action.

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Principles

Military action requires clear objectives, realistic resources, and an assessment of alternatives and likely consequences.
Account for civilian harm, escalation, continuing obligations, and the conditions for ending the action.

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What should a military-action assessment include?

Only the desired initial outcome.

The assumption that success removes all continuing obligations.

Clear objectives, alternatives, resources, likely harms, escalation, and conditions for ending the action.

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