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Natia Kalandarishvili-Mueller
| Sep 10, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation, Use of Force
Crimea and the Interrelationship Between Military Occupation and Annexation Every State in the world is protected from the use of force against its sovereignty and territorial integrity. This protection and the corresponding right of self-defense, enshrined in Article...
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Pei-Lun Tsai,
Rob McLaughlin,
Hitoshi Nasu
| Aug 21, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Taiwan’s New Rules of Engagement In July 2024, Taiwan’s military released to the public its rules of engagement (ROE) prior to testing their effectiveness in the annual Han Kuang exercises, which took place on July 22-26. Taiwan developed the ROE in 2017 and revised...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Aug 19, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Use of Force
Israel-Hamas 2024 Symposium – Israel’s Jus ad Bellum and LOAC Obligations and the Evolving Nature of the Conflict According to the New York Times, some senior American officials have concluded Israel has achieved all it can militarily in the Gaza Strip. It reports...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Aug 2, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism, Use of Force
Targeting Hamas’s Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah’s Fuad Shukr On Wednesday morning, Israel killed the Chief of Hamas’s Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, while he was in Tehran to attend the inauguration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. To do so, it reportedly...
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Raul (Pete) Pedrozo
| Aug 1, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Use of Force
Applying the Unwilling or Unable Test: Israel Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen On July 18, 2024, Houthi rebels conducted a drone strike in Tel Aviv, killing one person and wounding at least ten others. The attack was carried out by an Iranian Samad-3 drone that had...
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Christopher J. Borgen
| Jul 31, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Cyber, Emerging Technologies, Law of Armed Conflict, Space Law, Use of Force, Weapons Law
Russia’s Alleged Nuclear Anti-Satellite Weapon: International Law and Political Rhetoric The development and testing of anti-satellite weapons (ASATs), as well as debates concerning the legal and policy implications of ASAT testing and use, have existed since soon...