The Status of the U.S. Coast Guard’s People, Bases and Equipment, and Vessels Under LOAC
by Alexander Hernandez, Liz Hutton | Jan 28, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
The Status of the U.S. Coast Guard’s People, Bases and Equipment, and Vessels Under LOAC The U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) recently published an article highlighting the integral role the U.S. Coast Guard might play in a future high-intensity conflict. Set in the...
Indo-Pacific Legal Topics for Operational Lawyers
by Yusuke Saito | Jan 27, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Indo-Pacific Legal Topics for Operational Lawyers The year 2024 was a time of increasing instability for global security. The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has resurrected the specter of a world war, in which North Korea is also involved. Perhaps related to...
Dilemmas of Defense: The U.S. Role in the Iran-Israel Conflict
by Masoud Zamani, Amirabbas Kiani | Jan 24, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Neutrality, Use of Force
Dilemmas of Defense: The U.S. Role in the Iran-Israel Conflict On April 13, 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran carried out an unprecedented operation, launching hundreds of drones and cruise missiles toward Israel. Reports indicate that Israel intercepted the majority...
If the “Why” of War Shapes the “How” of Law, Who is Accountable?
by Davit Khachatryan | Jan 22, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
If the “Why” of War Shapes the “How” of Law, Who is Accountable? The ongoing armed conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza illustrate the dangerous consequences of conflating jus ad bellum and jus in bello. This conflation risks undermining the universality of international...
Ukraine Symposium – “Public Curiosity” and the North Korean POWs
by David Wallace, Shane Reeves | Jan 21, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, featured post, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – “Public Curiosity” and the North Korean POWs The Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict, which started with Russia’s takeover of Crimea in 2014 and grew with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, escalated further with the recent...