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War in Cities War in cities April 2016 98 Number 901 Volume Editorial: War in cities: The spectre of total war Volume 98 Number 901 April 2016 Volume 98 Number 901 April 2016 Vincent Bernard, Editor-in-Chief Announcement: Andrew Thompson joins the Editorial Board of the International Review of the Red Cross Life in a war-torn city: Residents of Aleppo tell their stories Interview with Eyal Weizman Goldsmiths, University of London Future war in cities: Urbanization’s challenge to strategic studies in the 21st century Michael Evans The impact of explosive weapons on urban services: Direct and reverberating effects across space and time Mark Zeitoun and Michael Talhami Before and after urban warfare: Conflict prevention and transitions in cities Antônio Sampaio ICRC Q&A on the issue of explosive weapons in populated areas Proportionality and precautions in attack: The reverberating effects of Humanitarian debate: Law, policy, action explosive weapons in populated areas Isabel Robinson and Ellen Nohle Precautions against the effects of attacks in urban areas Eric Talbot Jensen Protecting civilians in urban areas: A military perspective on the application of international humanitarian law Nathalie Durhin The ICRC’s approach to urban services during protracted armed conflict: Q&A with Evaristo de Pinho Oliveira War in cities War Addressing urban crises: Bridging the humanitarian–development divide Lucy Earle Minimizing civilian harm in populated areas: Lessons from examining ISAF and AMISOM policies Sahr Muhammedally Permitted for law-enforcement purposes but prohibited in the conduct of hostilities: The case of riot-control agents and expanding bullets Samuel Longuet Debate: It’s not about the gender binary, it’s about the gender hierarchy: A reply to “Letting Go of the Gendery Binary” Jeanne Ward Opinion note: Twenty years after Novye Atagi: A call to care for the carers Christoph Hensch Note: Strengthening compliance with IHL: The ICRC-Swiss initiative Jelena Pejic ® MIX Paper from responsible sources www.icrc.org/eng/review FSC® C007785 Cambridge Core For further information about this journal please go to the journal web site at: ISSN 1816-3831 cambridge.org/irc War in cities 18163831_98-1.indd 1 01/04/17 4:34 PM Editorial Team Editor-in-Chief: Vincent Bernard Managing Editor: Ellen Policinski The Review is a peer-reviewed journal Editorial Assistants: Audrey MacKay printed in English and is published and Jovana Kuzmanovic three times a year. 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Credit: BULENT KILIC/AFP. 18163831_98-1.indd 2 01/04/17 4:34 PM Volume 98 Number 901 April 2016 Humanitarian debate: Law, policy, action War in cities CONTENTS WAR IN CITIES 1 Editorial: War in cities: The spectre of total war Vincent Bernard, Editor-in-Chief 13 Announcement: Professor Andrew Thompson joins the Editorial Board of the International Review of the Red Cross Voices and perspectives 15 Life in a war-torn city: Residents of Aleppo tell their stories 21 Interview with Eyal Weizman Goldsmiths, University of London The problem 37 Future war in cities: Urbanization’s challenge to strategic studies in the 21st century Michael Evans 53 The impact of explosive weapons on urban services: Direct and reverberating effects across space and time Mark Zeitoun and Michael Talhami 71 Before and after urban warfare: Conflict prevention and transitions in cities Antônio Sampaio The law 97 ICRC Q&A on the issue of explosive weapons in populated areas Volume 98 Number 901 April 2016 Articles published by the Review reflect the views of the author alone and not necessarily those of the ICRC or of the Review. 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