GC IV Commentary Series – Navigating the Complexities of Common Article 3

GC IV Commentary Series – Navigating the Complexities of Common Article 3

by , | Oct 14, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, GC IV Commentary Series, Law of Armed Conflict

GC IV Commentary Series – Navigating the Complexities of Common Article 3 Editors’ note: The following series considers ICRC’s 2025 updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention. Rosa-Lena Lauterbach, Liisi Adamson, and Sean Watts’s introduction to the series is...
State-Criminal Enterprise

State-Criminal Enterprise

by , | Sep 14, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification

State-Criminal Enterprise Criminal enterprises, once primarily associated with localized crime, are increasingly becoming a destabilizing force beyond national borders. A 2006 report from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime details how...
Identifying NIAC Series – Conclusion

Identifying NIAC Series – Conclusion

by | Sep 2, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Identifying NIAC Series

Identifying NIAC Series – Conclusion Editors’ note: This post appears as a conclusion for the series examining Dr Nathan Derejko’s book, Identifying Non-International Armed Conflict published by Cambridge University Press. The series features alternating posts with...
Identifying NIAC Series – The Geography of War and the Nature of IHL

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

by | Aug 31, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Identifying NIAC Series

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 – 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

by | Aug 26, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Identifying NIAC Series

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...
Identifying NIAC Series – Aggregating Criminal Violence: Challenges to NIAC-Classification

Identifying NIAC Series – Aggregating Criminal Violence: Challenges to NIAC-Classification

by | Aug 25, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Identifying NIAC Series

Identifying NIAC Series – Aggregating Criminal Violence: Challenges to NIAC-Classification 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...