The Silent Service: The Law of Armed Conflict’s Blind Spots Regarding Modern Submarine Warfare
by Christopher Hart, David Wallace | Feb 28, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Maritime
The Silent Service: The Law of Armed Conflict’s Blind Spots Regarding Modern Submarine Warfare Submarines play a critical role in warfare due to their stealth, speed, endurance, and firepower. These attributes make them the “queens of the chessboard” in naval strategy...
Year Ahead – Gearing Up for Possible Naval Conflict
by Martin Fink | 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...
The Baltic Sea Cable-Cuts and Ship Interdiction: The C-Lion1 Incident
by Alexander Lott | Nov 26, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Maritime, State Responsibility
The Baltic Sea Cable-Cuts and Ship Interdiction: The C-Lion1 Incident According to widely held Russian perceptions, Russia is at war with NATO. In September 2024, Vladimir Putin stated that lifting restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range NATO missiles to attack...
Vessels of War
by Lena E. Whitehead, Aaron Waldo | Nov 26, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Maritime
Vessels of War How can vessels be used in war? Are rights and obligations vested in armed forces personnel or in the naval platforms themselves? Combatancy in land warfare is fairly straightforward. Persons sanctioned by and under the control of a State have...