Non-State Cyber Actors in the 12-Day War – The Gray Zone of LOAC, Part II

Non-State Cyber Actors in the 12-Day War – The Gray Zone of LOAC, Part II

Non-State Cyber Actors in the 12-Day War – The Gray Zone of LOAC, Part II Editors’ note: In a prior post Professor Gary Corn described recent cyber operations undertaken during conflict between Iran and Israel. He related details of the hacking group, Predatory...
Non-State Cyber Actors in the 12-Day War – The Gray Zone of LOAC, Part I

Non-State Cyber Actors in the 12-Day War – The Gray Zone of LOAC, Part I

Non-State Cyber Actors in the 12-Day War – The Gray Zone of LOAC, Part I Editors’ note: In this two-part series, Professor Gary Corn examines law of armed conflict issues arising from cyber operations conducted during the recent conflict between Israel and Iran. With...
Time to Treat Hackers Like Satellites: Why Cyber Needs the Outer Space Rulebook

Time to Treat Hackers Like Satellites: Why Cyber Needs the Outer Space Rulebook

Time to Treat Hackers Like Satellites: Why Cyber Needs the Outer Space Rulebook If you want to understand what’s missing in cyberspace, look up. In 1967, at the height of the Cold War, the international community agreed on the Outer Space Treaty (OST), a legal...
Interning a Hacker

Interning a Hacker

Interning a Hacker Recently, at a workshop at Harvard Law School, I grappled with the question of internment in any international armed conflict (IAC) in the near future. It is a question some are uncomfortable with, although the concept of internment remains legally...
One Year On: Are the ICRC’s Principles for Civilian Hackers Shaping the Laws of War?

One Year On: Are the ICRC’s Principles for Civilian Hackers Shaping the Laws of War?

One Year On: Are the ICRC’s Principles for Civilian Hackers Shaping the Laws of War? In October 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) laid down a stark warning: cyber warfare must not spiral into lawless destruction. Their eight rules for...
Year Ahead – The Coming Year’s Evolution in the Law of Cyber Operations

Year Ahead – The Coming Year’s Evolution in the Law of Cyber Operations

Year Ahead – The Coming Year’s Evolution in the Law of Cyber Operations Editors’ note: We are pleased to announce that Articles of War has recently added several thematic editors to our staff. Each editor has contributed a post to this year’s Year Ahead series with...