by Robert Kolb, Pavle Kilibarda | May 20, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification
Statehood in Conflict Classification: Revisiting Recognition in Contemporary IHL After more than a decade since the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo and the independence and admission of South Sudan into the United Nations, there has been another rise...
by Alina-Camille Berdefy, Martha M. Bradley, Stuart Casey-Maslen, Juliette Graf, Marnie Lloydd | May 15, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Law of Armed Conflict
Haiti’s Gang Violence and the Armed Conflict Threshold: An IHL Analysis Haiti’s armed violence and humanitarian crisis remain acute. Armed gangs control significant territory, reportedly perpetrating killings, sexual violence, and child exploitation. In 2025 alone,...
by Chiara Redaelli, Carlos Arévalo | Mar 23, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Targeting
When Cartels Fight Back: El Mencho and the NIAC Question in Mexico On February 22, 2026, Mexican Army Special Forces launched a pre-dawn raid on a gated residential compound in Tapalpa, a mountainous municipality in the Western state of Jalisco. Their target was...
by Evin Stovall | Oct 15, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Conflict Classification
Detention Operations on the Korean Peninsula: Historical Insights and Legal Risks The United States Military Academy (USMA) offers internships and immersion programs every summer as part of the Academic Individual Advanced Development (AIAD) initiative to expand...
by Michael N. Schmitt, Alexander Hernandez | May 9, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, State Responsibility, Use of Force
Analyzing State Support to Non-State Actors – Part II: Response Options and Conflict Classification As non-State actors assume an increasingly prominent role in international affairs, State support to them as a strategic tool for advancing political objectives has...
by Martha M. Bradley, Marko Svicevic | Mar 31, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification
Conflict Classification in Eastern DRC: IAC, NIAC, or Both? Enveloped in a myriad of armed conflicts, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently witnessed a significant escalation of hostilities when the March 23 Movement (M23) seized the provincial capital...