Anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine

The value of thinking about ‘just war’ in a world where war is just war

Opinion By Albin Touma on January 18, 2022 | Reading time 3 min

Talking about the ethics of war over Ukraine seems abstract and naïve in light of Donbas and its abandoned villages. It seems pointless to think about just war in a world of suffering where war is just war. Yet, it is because the suffering of war is real that we should think and talk about the ethics of war. Only when we talk can we take a stance, constrain violence, and hold military leaders accountable.

EU-Lebanon Association Council

EU sanctions and Lebanon: Too little, too late

Brief Analysis By Albin Touma on September 15, 2021 | Reading time 5 min

Three years ago in Paris, 50 countries conditioned $11 billion in aid to tackle what is behind Lebanon’s collapse: poor governance. Reforms remain distant and the EU’s plan to sanction elites is too little, too late at a time when Europe should aid Lebanon’s civil society.