Why Rebels (sometimes) Commit Atrocities

Griffith Asia Institute
Published
Originally posted in International Peace Institute’s Global Observatory, Alex Bellamy writes: “Understanding why some rebel groups commit atrocities allows us to predict these crimes in advance and target scarce resources toward their prevention. It also gives clues as to what those preventive strategies should look like.” Read the whole blog posting via The Human Protection […]

Launch of Publication: Massacres and Morality: Mass Atrocities in an Age of Civilian Immunity

Centre for Governance and Public Policy
Published
On 25 November 2012, Professor Alex Bellamy, from the Centre for Governance and Public Policylaunched his latest book, Massacres and Morality: Mass Atrocities in an Age of Civilian Immunity published by Oxford University Press. A Brief Synopsis of the book: Most cultural and legal codes agree that the intentional killing of civilians, whether in peacetime […]

Australia’s chance to make lasting impression

Centre for Governance and Public Policy
Published
Australia has an opportunity to make “an indelible mark” during its two-year term on the United Nations Security Council. That’s the view of Griffith University’s Professor Alex Bellamy who says Australia is already on the Security Council radar and can now follow through in key policy areas where it has engaged in recent years. Australia […]

Griffith in fight against genocide

Centre for Governance and Public Policy
Published
Alex Bellamy, Professor of International Security with the Griffith Asia Institute, will be taking part in high level discussions at the United Nations headquarters in New York. President of the General Assembly, His Excellency Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, convened the talks on 5 September 2012 to emphasise the need for a collective approach to the prevention […]