The Law of Cyber Conflict: Quo Vadis?

The Law of Cyber Conflict: Quo Vadis?

The Law of Cyber Conflict: Quo Vadis? [Editor’s note: The following post highlights a subject addressed in the Lieber Studies volume The Future Law of Armed Conflict, which was published 27 May 2022. For a general introduction to this volume, see Professor Matt...
Ukraine Symposium – U.S. Offensive Cyber Operations in Support of Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – U.S. Offensive Cyber Operations in Support of Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – U.S. Offensive Cyber Operations in Support of Ukraine Last Wednesday, General Paul Nakasone, Commander of United States Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency, opened the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of...
Ukraine Symposium – Military Networks and Cyber Operations in the War in Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – Military Networks and Cyber Operations in the War in Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – Military Networks and Cyber Operations in the War in Ukraine When Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February, many expected that the kinetic military action would be accompanied by extensive cyber operations. After all, the...
New Edition of The Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Naval Operations

New Edition of The Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Naval Operations

New Edition of The Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Naval Operations The Stockton Center for International Law (SCIL), U.S. Naval War College (NWC), recently completed a 2-year effort, in coordination with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Coast Guard, to...
Ukraine Symposium – Cyber Neutrality, Cyber Recruitment, and Cyber Assistance to Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – Cyber Neutrality, Cyber Recruitment, and Cyber Assistance to Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – Cyber Neutrality, Cyber Recruitment, and Cyber Assistance to Ukraine The war between Russia and Ukraine has given rise to many challenging international humanitarian law (IHL) questions. In this post I will focus on its cyber dimension and...
Russian Cyber Operations and Ukraine: The Legal Framework

Russian Cyber Operations and Ukraine: The Legal Framework

Russian Cyber Operations and Ukraine: The Legal Framework Last week, hostile cyber operations targeted approximately 70 Ukrainian government websites, including that of the Cabinet. Affected sites included Diia, the most widely used site for handling online government...