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Ken Watkin
| Jan 20, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Intelligence Wars: Sabotage in the Shadows of Conflict Sabotage has suddenly gained a high profile in international dialogue about conflict. This occurs most obviously in the context of an evolving “gray zone conflict” with Russia linked to sabotage in European States...
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Benjamin Meret
| Jan 16, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Neutrality, Occupation
The Law of Neutrality in Situations of Belligerent Occupation Today, very few situations of belligerent occupation exist. Yet, in a recent advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) analyzed international legal obligations that stem from belligerent...
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Klaudia Klonowska
| Jan 14, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, featured post
The Impact of AI-Enabled Capabilities on the Application of International Law in the Cyber Domain This post describes the proceedings and conclusions of a workshop that brought together scholars, some with both operational and technical expertise, to discuss the...
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Robert Kolb
| Jan 12, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Of Open and Closed Systems – War Caught in Lotus and Anti-Lotus Within every system of law there are open legal sub-systems that offer residual freedom to act and closed sub-systems where residual prohibitions prevail. In the first, the maxim is that what is not...
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Jeffrey Biller
| Jan 9, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber
Year Ahead 2026 – The Law of Cyber Operations In 2026, the law governing cyber operations in armed conflict is unlikely to undergo dramatic change. Instead, trendlines from the first half of the decade will persist, as States remain reluctant to clarify how core...
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Fionnuala Ni Aolain
| Jan 7, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Human Rights, In Honor of Françoise Hampson, Law of Armed Conflict
In Honor of Françoise Hampson – The Early Interface of IHL and Human Rights: Lessons from the Frontlines of Turkish Litigation Editors’ note: This post is part of a series to honor Françoise Hampson, who passed away on April 18, 2025. These posts recognize...
