Ukraine Symposium – The Continuing Autonomous Arms Race

Ukraine Symposium – The Continuing Autonomous Arms Race

Ukraine Symposium – The Continuing Autonomous Arms Race As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags into a grueling war of attrition, both sides are intensifying efforts to achieve a battlefield breakthrough with technological innovation. The invasion has sparked a rapid...
When Technology Meets Humanity: Harnessing New and Emerging Technologies at the End of Conflict

When Technology Meets Humanity: Harnessing New and Emerging Technologies at the End of Conflict

When Technology Meets Humanity: Harnessing New and Emerging Technologies at the End of Conflict New and emerging technologies offer significant contributions toward facilitating the end of conflict and protecting and easing the effects of conflict on the civilian...
The Drone Threat, the Laser Response, and the Law – Part II

The Drone Threat, the Laser Response, and the Law – Part II

The Drone Threat, the Laser Response, and the Law – Part II The first part of this two-part post, described and explained the weapons law principles and rules that apply to suicide or kamikaze drones. It also set forth and explained applicable targeting law principles...
The Drone Threat, the Laser Response, and the Law – Part I

The Drone Threat, the Laser Response, and the Law – Part I

The Drone Threat, the Laser Response, and the Law – Part I In conflicts during the last few years, unmanned air weapons, commonly referred to as drones, have increasingly been used to undertake attacks of ground targets. These attacks have recently involved large...
Lieber Workshop 2024: International Law and the Future of Multi-Domain Operations in the Indo-Pacific

Lieber Workshop 2024: International Law and the Future of Multi-Domain Operations in the Indo-Pacific

Lieber Workshop 2024: International Law and the Future of Multi-Domain Operations in the Indo-Pacific Editors’ note: The views expressed in this post are those of the authors and not necessarily those of any other workshop participants. From October 28 to 31, 2024,...
Electronic Warfare and the Law of Armed Conflict

Electronic Warfare and the Law of Armed Conflict

Electronic Warfare and the Law of Armed Conflict Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of participating in the “Future of Warfare and the Law Symposium” at U.S. Army Futures Command in Austin, Texas. The conference, which was co-sponsored by Army Futures Command, the...