Asia’s Melian Moment

Asia’s Melian Moment

Asia’s Melian Moment Prior to the siege of Melos, the Melians argued that they had the right to remain neutral when the Athenians demanded their surrender. The famous dialogue depicted by Thucydides in the History of the Peloponnesian War illustrates political realism...
A Map to the Second Edition of the Newport Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare

A Map to the Second Edition of the Newport Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare

A Map to the Second Edition of the Newport Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare The U.S. Naval War College has recently published its second edition of the Newport Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare as volume 105 of International Law Studies (ILS), sometimes referred to...
Military AI as Sociotechnical Systems

Military AI as Sociotechnical Systems

Military AI as Sociotechnical Systems Concern about incorporation of AI into the use of weapons over the last several years has focused overwhelmingly on lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS). While there is no consensus on the meaning of this term, many States, as...
Article 23(g) Imperative Military Necessity Imposes No Higher Standard than Ordinary Military Necessity

Article 23(g) Imperative Military Necessity Imposes No Higher Standard than Ordinary Military Necessity

Article 23(g) Imperative Military Necessity Imposes No Higher Standard than Ordinary Military Necessity This post addresses the requirement for “imperative military necessity” to justify property destruction under Article 23(g) of the Hague Regulations of 1907,...
Diverging Standards in the Legal Review of LAWS

Diverging Standards in the Legal Review of LAWS

Diverging Standards in the Legal Review of LAWS In May 2025, Anduril Industries publicly unveiled Fury (YFQ-44A), a next-generation autonomous aircraft currently under evaluation by the U.S. Air Force as part of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. Fury...
Ukraine Symposium – Seizure of Private Real Property and Transfer of Civilians into Occupied Territory

Ukraine Symposium – Seizure of Private Real Property and Transfer of Civilians into Occupied Territory

Ukraine Symposium – Seizure of Private Real Property and Transfer of Civilians into Occupied Territory In May 2025, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that “Russia is inventorying real estate in occupied Ukraine in order to seize property from Ukrainian...