Indiscriminate Attacks, Proportionality and the Meaning of “Incidental” Civilian Harm
by Aurel Sari | Aug 11, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Indiscriminate Attacks, Proportionality and the Meaning of “Incidental” Civilian Harm Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s article, “Indiscriminate Attacks and the Proportionality Rule: What is Incidental Civilian Harm?” in the Journal of Conflict and...
Kinocide as a Strategy of Terrorism: Legal Frameworks and Case Law Analysis
by Cochav Elkayam-Levy, Irwin Cotler, Stewart Wiseman | Aug 8, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
Kinocide as a Strategy of Terrorism: Legal Frameworks and Case Law Analysis The intentional targeting of families by terrorist organizations constitutes a particularly egregious form of violence that weaponizes the emotional and social core of civilian life. Recently...
Firewalls and Fault Lines: Cyber War in the Middle East
by Gerald Mako | Aug 6, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber
Firewalls and Fault Lines: Cyber War in the Middle East Following the Iran-Israel War, a conflict blending relentless Israel Defense Force (IDF) airstrikes with Iranian missile and drone barrages, some Middle Eastern battlefields have quieted, making it easy to forget...
Five Years of Articles of War
by Sean Watts, Joshua F. Berry, Jennifer Maddocks, Liisi Adamson | Aug 5, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog
Five Years of Articles of War Today marks the 5-year anniversary of the launch of Articles of War. When we began, we promised our readers “timely, clear, and thought-provoking perspectives on the law of armed conflict and related subjects.” We hope we have delivered...
Non-State Cyber Actors in the 12-Day War – The Gray Zone of LOAC, Part II
by Gary Corn | Aug 5, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Law of Armed Conflict
Non-State Cyber Actors in the 12-Day War – The Gray Zone of LOAC, Part II Editors’ note: In a prior post Professor Gary Corn described recent cyber operations undertaken during conflict between Iran and Israel. He related details of the hacking group, Predatory...