Holding Autonomy to Account: Legal Standards for Autonomous Weapon Systems

Holding Autonomy to Account: Legal Standards for Autonomous Weapon Systems

Holding Autonomy to Account: Legal Standards for Autonomous Weapon Systems The March 21 UN Panel of Experts on Libya report, citing the use of an autonomous armed drone by Turkish-backed Government of National Accord Affiliate Forces to attack retreating...
When Corporations Take Offensive Measures Against States

When Corporations Take Offensive Measures Against States

When Corporations Take Offensive Measures Against States Cyberattacks are increasingly inundating the private sector, and most States are unable or unwilling to provide adequate protection against these attacks. To mitigate this challenge, numerous corporations...
The Kargu-2 Autonomous Attack Drone: Legal & Ethical Dimensions

The Kargu-2 Autonomous Attack Drone: Legal & Ethical Dimensions

The Kargu-2 Autonomous Attack Drone: Legal & Ethical Dimensions In March 2021, a UN Panel of Experts on Libya reported a possible use of lethal autonomous weapons systems—such as the STM Kargu-2—which “were programmed to attack targets without requiring data...
Technology, Humanity, and the End of War

Technology, Humanity, and the End of War

Technology, Humanity, and the End of War   The role of new technologies in targeting—including GPS-guided weapons, battle networks, collateral damage estimation methodology (CDEM), cyber, drones, and autonomous weapons—has been the focus of extensive analysis by...
The Future Character of War and the Law

The Future Character of War and the Law

The Future Character of War and the Law   In 2018, then Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley wrote that socio-economic, political, and technological changes will “revolutionize battlefields unlike anything since the integration of machine guns, tanks, and...
A Pacifist-General’s Plan to Win America’s Next War

A Pacifist-General’s Plan to Win America’s Next War

A Pacifist-General’s Plan to Win America’s Next War I’m not an absolute pacifist in the true sense of the word, but I’m about as close as you can get. I firmly believe in using military force only as a last resort. My view is shaped by my experience as both a soldier...