Articles of War
Biological Weapons: Why Strengthening the BWC Matters Now
Disease is a constant threat to humanity and in many instances, there is little that can be done to prevent its spread. As shown by the recent experience of SARS-CoV 2, infectious diseases are a serious health concern as well as a societal disruptor. It is therefore...
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Attacking Iran: Retaliation or Self-Defense?
On October 1, Iran launched a major two-wave attack consisting of over 180 missiles against Israel. The primary targets were the headquarters of...
United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Taliban Combatant Immunity in Non-International Armed Conflict
Editors' note: This post is part of a two-post symposium on a pretrial hearing in the case United States v. Najibullah. An introductory post by...
United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Introduction
Almost as soon as hostilities between the United States and the Taliban and al Qaeda groups in Afghanistan began in 2001, important law of war...
Beyond Compliance Symposium – Redressing Civilian Harm and Going Beyond IHL Compliance
Editors’ note: This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured across Articles of War...
Killing Nasrallah and the Law of Armed Conflict
Last Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted air strikes against a Hezbollah command and control bunker in Beirut’s Dahiyeh suburbs, which...
War as a Non-State-Centric Concept of Contemporary International Law
Editors’ note: This post is drawn from the authors’ article-length work, “International Law’s Premature Farewell to the Concept of War” appearing in...
Reflections on RUSI’s Tactical Lessons from IDF Operations in Gaza, 2023
In July, Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds published a paper entitled “Tactical Lessons from Israel Defense Forces Operations in Gaza, 2023” on behalf...
Beyond Compliance Symposium – Strategies to Reduce Harm and Need in War Through a Decolonial and Intersectional Lens
Editors’ note: This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured across Articles of...
Combined Arms Maneuver, Mission Command, and the Challenge of LOAC Implementation
The news out of Israel is, well, discouraging. It seems increasingly likely that Israel is going to launch a major combat operation to clear...
“Humanity” is Not Always the Highest Claim
Disputes about the application of the law of armed conflict are often fought with tools of legal analysis: competing treaty provisions; court...
EU Support to Ukraine through Windfall Profits: Reparative Value, International Law, and Future Pathways
Over two years into the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the fate of Russian assets frozen by Western sanctions is followed...
The July 2023 Revision of the DoD Law of War Manual and Customary International Law
Customary international law (CIL) is an important source of legally binding rules applicable in armed conflict. Where a party to a conflict has not...
