CyCon 2025 Series – Deciding with AI Systems: Rethinking Dynamics in Military Decision-Making

CyCon 2025 Series – Deciding with AI Systems: Rethinking Dynamics in Military Decision-Making

CyCon 2025 Series – Deciding with AI Systems: Rethinking Dynamics in Military Decision-Making Editors’ note: This post is part of a series that features presentations at this year’s 17th International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon) in Tallinn, Estonia. Its...
From Outrage to Engagement: Might Promoting Compliance Succeed Where Condemnation Has Failed?

From Outrage to Engagement: Might Promoting Compliance Succeed Where Condemnation Has Failed?

From Outrage to Engagement: Might Promoting Compliance Succeed Where Condemnation Has Failed? The mood at this year’s European Humanitarian Forum (EHF) oscillated between frustration, foreboding, and a pervasive sense of hyper-normalization. The Secretary-General of...
Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine and the Future of the Ottawa Convention

Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine and the Future of the Ottawa Convention

Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine and the Future of the Ottawa Convention In 1935, the International Labor Organization (ILO) adopted its 45th convention, generally prohibiting the employment of women in underground mining work. The treaty achieved widespread adoption, with...
Ready Soldier One: Video Game Incentives and Law of Armed Conflict Compliance

Ready Soldier One: Video Game Incentives and Law of Armed Conflict Compliance

Ready Soldier One: Video Game Incentives and Law of Armed Conflict Compliance A gamer sits in his room, headset on, staring unblinkingly at a screen. He is closing on his final target in a Call of Duty battle royale match. With a well-placed shot, he takes down the...
Attack on the MV Conscience: Issues Related to Blockade Law

Attack on the MV Conscience: Issues Related to Blockade Law

Attack on the MV Conscience: Issues Related to Blockade Law The MV Conscience is reportedly a Palau-flagged “passenger vessel” currently operated for a nongovernmental organization (NGO) called the “Freedom Flotilla Coalition.” The coalition, also called the Gaza...
Prosecuting Rwanda for Aggression in the DRC: Legal Feasibility and Challenges

Prosecuting Rwanda for Aggression in the DRC: Legal Feasibility and Challenges

Prosecuting Rwanda for Aggression in the DRC: Legal Feasibility and Challenges Rwandan involvement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been reported in two principal forms: first, direct intervention by Rwandan State forces across the border; and second,...