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The latest thematic issue is also particularly rich in terms of diversity of legal topics.ĥ0 years after the adoption of the Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field (1864), the international treaty that laid foundation of modern IHL, the law was once again put to the test during WWI. The Review, that currently serves the humanitarian debate on law, policy and action, has historically published a great deal of content primarily focused on law in fact, at some points in time it has predominantly published content related to IHL. It is precisely for this reason that numerous contributions from this thematic edition are largely based on the articles and reports featured in the Review or its predecessors (see the articles and opinion notes by Daniel Palmieri, Elizabeth van Heyningen, Annette Becker and Lindsey Cameron, to name a few). Throughout its changes in name and format, this publication has preserved invaluable information and data that enables the analysis of major evolutions in warfare, law, policy and humanitarian action. Over the long history of its existence since 1869, the ICRC’s flagship journal has been called the Bulletin International des Sociétés de Secours aux Militaires Blessés, before becoming the Bulletin International des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge and later the International Review of the Red Cross (hereafter: the Review). This post is part of a series on the evolution of warfare. Thematic editor George Dvaladze offers a transversal reading of this edition, focusing on the law applicable to armed conflict. How has warfare changed over the past 100 years? Is the international community still sufficiently equipped to reasonably minimize its negative effects on those who require protection? In other words, are international humanitarian law (IHL) and humanitarian action capable of adapting to the changing realities in armed conflict? The International Review of the Red Cross’ recently published edition on The Evolution of Warfare spans from World War I (WWI) to this day, in an attempt to grasp the main patterns of this change.