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Terror, Chaos, and Shame: When Information Operations Constitute War Crimes
The informational dimension of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has provoked important debate around the legal framework applicable to information operations in armed conflict. However, Russia’s weaponization of information goes far beyond Ukraine, with...
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Electronic Warfare and the Law of Armed Conflict
Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of participating in the “Future of Warfare and the Law Symposium” at U.S. Army Futures Command in Austin,...
Attacking a Pipeline: Legal Issues for Consideration
Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 are pipelines constructed by a Russian State-controlled company called Gazprom to transport 110 billion cubic metres...
Hybrid Threats and Grey Zone Conflict Symposium – Rethinking Coercion in Cyberspace
Editors note: The following post highlights a chapter that appears in Mitt Regan and Aurel Sari’s recently published book Hybrid Threats and Grey...
Ukraine Symposium – Dragon Drones and the Law of Armed Conflict
In early September, social media users uploaded videos depicting a Ukrainian drone spewing a burning substance along a dense tree line, allegedly...
Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine’s “Indefinite” Incursion into Russia and the Jus ad Bellum
In early August, following two and a half years of attempts to repulse invading Russian forces from its eastern territories, Ukraine conducted a...
Beyond Compliance Symposium – Systemic Impacts of War in Protracted Conflicts
Editors’ note: This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured across Articles of War...
Hybrid Threats and Grey Zone Conflict Symposium – The Maritime Domain
Editors note: The following post highlights a chapter that appears in Mitt Regan and Aurel Sari’s recently published book Hybrid Threats and Grey...
Hybrid Threats and Grey Zone Conflict Symposium – The Challenge for Liberal Democracies
The idea of great power competition is now a prominent lens through which to view international relations. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine...
Lieber Papers Series – The United States and (Most of) the Rest: A Legal Interoperability Primer
Editors’ Note: Articles of War previously published two longer works on the subjects of States’ responses to malicious or hostile actions and...
The Legal Position of UN Peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon
The United Nations has reported several incidents over recent weeks involving the organization’s peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. The UN Interim...
“Well, it Depends”: The Explosive Pagers Attack Revisited
On 17 September, 2024, thousands of pagers distributed by Hezbollah to its operatives in Lebanon and Syria exploded. On the following day, hundreds...
Anti-AI Countermeasures in Warfare: Terra Incognita for IHL?
In a small town under occupation by Alpha, an utterly baffling bloodbath occurred. Dozens of civilians coming home from the Friday market were...