50 Years On: Lessons Learned from the Fall of Saigon

50 Years On: Lessons Learned from the Fall of Saigon

50 Years On: Lessons Learned from the Fall of Saigon April 30, 2025, marked 50 years since the fall of South Vietnam and the complete withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Saigon. On April 29, 1975, the U.S. government began Operation Frequent Wind, an effort to evacuate...
International Humanitarian Law and the Law of Treaties

International Humanitarian Law and the Law of Treaties

International Humanitarian Law and the Law of Treaties The International Law Commission has codified the law of treaties under the benevolent assumption that the drafting and implementation of all treaties, of whatever type, should follow the rules adopted in the 1969...
“Active” Human Shielding and the Law of Armed Conflict

“Active” Human Shielding and the Law of Armed Conflict

“Active” Human Shielding and the Law of Armed Conflict To counter Israel Defense Force (IDF) superiority, Hamas long ago adopted the strategy of human shielding, one widely condemned as unlawful (see, e.g., here, here, and here). But reports have also emerged...
Analyzing State Support to Non-State Actors – Part I: Primary Obligations and Attribution

Analyzing State Support to Non-State Actors – Part I: Primary Obligations and Attribution

Analyzing State Support to Non-State Actors – Part I: Primary Obligations and Attribution Today, armed conflicts are frequently characterized by State support to non-State actors as a means of advancing the former’s strategic objectives. For instance, Iran continues...
Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem: A Cautionary Tale to Proponents of LAWS

Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem: A Cautionary Tale to Proponents of LAWS

Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem: A Cautionary Tale to Proponents of LAWS Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values is an accessible, comprehensive look under the hood of contemporary machine learning. The title suggests, and...
Lieber Studies Series – Why the Term “Humanitarian Corridor” is a Misleading Expression

Lieber Studies Series – Why the Term “Humanitarian Corridor” is a Misleading Expression

Lieber Studies Series – Why the Term “Humanitarian Corridor” is a Misleading Expression Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s chapter in Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict: Select Issues (Jelena Pejic & Margaret Kotlik eds. 2025), the eleventh...