Beyond Compliance Symposium – Extracting Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War to Improve Civilian Protection

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Extracting Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War to Improve Civilian Protection

by | Jan 30, 2025 | AoW Posts, Beyond Compliance Symposium, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Extracting Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War to Improve Civilian Protection Editors’ note: This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured across Articles of War and Armed...
The Status of the U.S. Coast Guard’s People, Bases and Equipment, and Vessels Under LOAC

The Status of the U.S. Coast Guard’s People, Bases and Equipment, and Vessels Under LOAC

by , | Jan 28, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting

The Status of the U.S. Coast Guard’s People, Bases and Equipment, and Vessels Under LOAC The U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) recently published an article highlighting the integral role the U.S. Coast Guard might play in a future high-intensity conflict. Set in the...
Indo-Pacific Legal Topics for Operational Lawyers

Indo-Pacific Legal Topics for Operational Lawyers

by | Jan 27, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting

Indo-Pacific Legal Topics for Operational Lawyers The year 2024 was a time of increasing instability for global security. The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has resurrected the specter of a world war, in which North Korea is also involved. Perhaps related to...
If the “Why” of War Shapes the “How” of Law, Who is Accountable?

If the “Why” of War Shapes the “How” of Law, Who is Accountable?

by | Jan 22, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force

If the “Why” of War Shapes the “How” of Law, Who is Accountable? The ongoing armed conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza illustrate the dangerous consequences of conflating jus ad bellum and jus in bello. This conflation risks undermining the universality of international...
Common Article 2 and Non-State Reciprocity in the Law of Armed Conflict

Common Article 2 and Non-State Reciprocity in the Law of Armed Conflict

by , | Jan 8, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

Common Article 2 and Non-State Reciprocity in the Law of Armed Conflict Editors’ note: This post is an abbreviated version of an article appearing in the Emory International Law Review Volume 39 (2025). When the States that signed the 1949 Geneva Conventions...
Year Ahead – Gearing Up for Possible Naval Conflict

Year Ahead – Gearing Up for Possible Naval Conflict

by | Jan 7, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Maritime

Year Ahead – Gearing Up for Possible Naval Conflict Editors’ note: We are pleased to announce that Articles of War has recently added several thematic editors to our staff. Each editor has contributed a post to this year’s Year Ahead series with thoughts on issues or...