Year Ahead 2026 – Poisoned Wells Before The War

Year Ahead 2026 – Poisoned Wells Before The War

Year Ahead 2026 – Poisoned Wells Before The War In April 2026, and as part of my role at the National University of Singapore, I am hosting a regional conference on the intersection between artificial intelligence (AI) and international humanitarian law (IHL). The...
Reciprocity Without Retaliation: Rethinking Fairness in the Laws of War

Reciprocity Without Retaliation: Rethinking Fairness in the Laws of War

Reciprocity Without Retaliation: Rethinking Fairness in the Laws of War Editors’ note: This post is the second in a series relating to the author’s book, The Persistence of Reciprocity in International Humanitarian Law, published by Cambridge University Press. The...
A Japanese Perspective on Treaty Obligations Regarding Attacks To, From, or Within Space

A Japanese Perspective on Treaty Obligations Regarding Attacks To, From, or Within Space

A Japanese Perspective on Treaty Obligations Regarding Attacks To, From, or Within Space As States begin to regard outer space as a war-fighting domain, Japan has followed suit. Although it had long interpreted “peaceful” use of outer space in the Outer Space Treaty...
Year in Review – 2025

Year in Review – 2025

Year in Review – 2025 2025 has been a year of persistent conflicts, evolving law of armed conflict (LOAC) questions, and contrasting views. At Articles of War, we strived to provide a platform for nuanced legal analysis and timely discussion in 200 posts,...
The Double Qualification of a Single Act of Belligerence

The Double Qualification of a Single Act of Belligerence

The Double Qualification of a Single Act of Belligerence In the complex web of armed conflict classification, a problem has emerged in recent years linked to transnational armed conflicts that are breaking out and spilling into our troubled world. What is a...
Clarity and Consequence: Autonomous Wingmen and the Rising Standard of Feasible Precautions

Clarity and Consequence: Autonomous Wingmen and the Rising Standard of Feasible Precautions

Clarity and Consequence: Autonomous Wingmen and the Rising Standard of Feasible Precautions The U.S. Air Force’s and Anduril’s ambitious wingman program, Fury, has already lifted off. Its designers intend Fury and comparable attritable collaborative combat aircraft...