Boyd van Dijk on the use of starvation as a weapon of war

Boyd van Dijk, Oxford Martin Fellow at the Oxford Martin Programme on Changing Global Orders, published last week a major new article in Foreign Affairs: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israel-gaza-and-starvation-weapon. The piece offers a critical examination of the use of starvation as a weapon of war in the Israel-Gaza conflict, analysing its historical precedents, legal ramifications, and geopolitical consequences.

The article’s significance was recognised in The Guardian’s editorial of May 4, 2025, which cited van Dijk’s analysis in its discussion of Israel’s blockade and its humanitarian impact   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/04/the-guardian-view-on-israels-aid-blockade-of-gaza-hunger-as-a-weapon-of-war.