Year Ahead – U.S. Department of Defense and Space Force Commercial Space Strategies

Year Ahead – U.S. Department of Defense and Space Force Commercial Space Strategies

by | Jan 6, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy, Space Law

Year Ahead – U.S. Department of Defense and Space Force Commercial Space Strategies 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...
Year in Review – 2024

Year in Review – 2024

by | Dec 31, 2024 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy, Targeting

Year in Review – 2024 2024 was defined by a landscape of intensifying conflicts, continuous technological advancements (see here and here), and evolving debates over the application of the law of armed conflict (LOAC). The persistent war in Ukraine, the volatile...
Dutch District Court Judgment on Military Support to and Trade with Israel

Dutch District Court Judgment on Military Support to and Trade with Israel

by , | Dec 23, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy, Weapons Law

Dutch District Court Judgment on Military Support to and Trade with Israel On Friday 13 December 2024, the District Court of the Hague handed down its judgment in a torts case related to the Netherlands’ military support to and trade cooperation with Israel. Al-Haq...
Beyond Compliance Symposium – Providing a Framework for NATO’s Human Security Approach

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Providing a Framework for NATO’s Human Security Approach

by , | Dec 17, 2024 | AoW Posts, Beyond Compliance Symposium, Blog, Policy

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Providing a Framework for NATO’s Human Security Approach 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 Groups and International...
Rules of Engagement in Large-Scale Combat Operations: Force Enabler or Much Ado About Nothing?

Rules of Engagement in Large-Scale Combat Operations: Force Enabler or Much Ado About Nothing?

by | Dec 13, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy, Targeting, Use of Force

Rules of Engagement in Large-Scale Combat Operations: Force Enabler or Much Ado About Nothing? Rules of Engagement (ROE) have traditionally played a major role in the execution of military operations, particularly when a given situation has not reached the threshold...
Joint Operations in the Legal Environment: A Framework for Legal Competition, Expanded Maneuver, and Deterrence

Joint Operations in the Legal Environment: A Framework for Legal Competition, Expanded Maneuver, and Deterrence

by | Nov 27, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law, Policy

Joint Operations in the Legal Environment: A Framework for Legal Competition, Expanded Maneuver, and Deterrence This post introduces the concept of joint operations in the legal environment (OLE) and argues that the Department of Defense (DoD) should implement OLE to...