CyCon 2026 Series – New Technologies, Armed Conflict, and International Humanitarian Law

CyCon 2026 Series – New Technologies, Armed Conflict, and International Humanitarian Law

CyCon 2026 Series – New Technologies, Armed Conflict, and International Humanitarian Law Editors’ note: This post introduces a series derived from panels and discussions that took place in 2026 at the 18th annual International Conference on Cyber Conflict...
Identifying NIAC Series – The Geography of War and the Nature of IHL

Identifying NIAC Series – The Geography of War and the Nature of IHL

Identifying NIAC Series – The Geography of War and the Nature of IHL Editors’ note: This post appears as an entry in a series examining Dr Nathan Derejko’s book, Identifying Non-International Armed Conflict published by Cambridge University Press. The series...
Identifying NIAC Series – The IHL Dramatis Personae: Black & White or Shades of Grey?

Identifying NIAC Series – The IHL Dramatis Personae: Black & White or Shades of Grey?

Identifying NIAC Series – The IHL Dramatis Personae: Black & White or Shades of Grey? The following post by Katharine Fortin focuses on the personal scope of non-international armed conflicts (NIACs). The post was published on Armed Groups and International Law...
From War Booty to War Learning: The Legal Status of Captured Military Artificial Intelligence

From War Booty to War Learning: The Legal Status of Captured Military Artificial Intelligence

From War Booty to War Learning: The Legal Status of Captured Military Artificial Intelligence The law of armed conflict has long recognised that military victory carries with it certain legal consequences beyond the battlefield. Among them is the ability to capture...
Wildberries and the Unit of Analysis in Targeting Law

Wildberries and the Unit of Analysis in Targeting Law

Wildberries and the Unit of Analysis in Targeting Law Since the middle of July 2026, Ukrainian long-range drones have struck more than twenty warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer. By August 5, Deutsche Welle estimated the company’s...
Identifying NIAC Series – Classifying Battlefield Actors in NIAC: Another View on an Old Conundrum

Identifying NIAC Series – Classifying Battlefield Actors in NIAC: Another View on an Old Conundrum

Identifying NIAC Series – Classifying Battlefield Actors in NIAC: Another View on an Old Conundrum Editors’ note: This post appears as an entry in a series examining Dr Nathan Derejko’s book, Identifying Non-International Armed Conflict published by Cambridge...