Multi-Domain Operations: Closing the Eighteenth Capability Gap

Multi-Domain Operations: Closing the Eighteenth Capability Gap

by | Feb 13, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy

Multi-Domain Operations: Closing the Eighteenth Capability Gap After emerging from decades of counterinsurgency (COIN) operations, the Army identified seventeen capability gaps in its conventional warfighting capacity. Certainly, the doctrine and policies associated...
Year Ahead – The U.S. DoD Replicator Initiative and the Acquisition Process for Autonomous Weapons

Year Ahead – The U.S. DoD Replicator Initiative and the Acquisition Process for Autonomous Weapons

by | Jan 9, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Policy

Year Ahead – The U.S. DoD Replicator Initiative and the Acquisition Process for Autonomous Weapons On August 28, 2023, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks unveiled the Replicator Initiative (Replicator), which is “aimed at directly countering the People’s...
The U.S. DoD’s New Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Policy and “Harm Resulting From” Military Operations

The U.S. DoD’s New Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Policy and “Harm Resulting From” Military Operations

by | Jan 5, 2024 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy

The U.S. DoD’s New Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Policy and “Harm Resulting From” Military Operations In a much-celebrated move in late December 2023, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) made good on its promise to publish an enterprise-wide policy on...
Year in Review – 2023

Year in Review – 2023

by | Dec 29, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Other Bodies of Law, Policy, State Responsibility, Targeting

Year in Review – 2023 2023 has witnessed not only a continuation of ongoing conflicts, including those in Ukraine and Nagorno-Karabakh, but also the emergence of new hostilities. A notable addition to the global security landscape was the renewed armed conflict...
Ukraine Symposium – Mine Clearance Operations in the Black Sea

Ukraine Symposium – Mine Clearance Operations in the Black Sea

by | Dec 20, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law, Policy, Ukraine-Russia Symposium

Ukraine Symposium – Mine Clearance Operations in the Black Sea In an Articles of War post earlier this year, Ben Rothchild and Mark Jessup addressed the under-appreciated challenges—operational, navigational, and legal—posed by the relatively extensive mine-laying...
Pessimism Does Not Help Fragile States

Pessimism Does Not Help Fragile States

by , | Dec 11, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law, Policy

Pessimism Does Not Help Fragile States “An uncomfortable reality” is the title and conclusion of a recently published report that evaluates Dutch national participation in international peace and security missions. The report highlights the successes of the Dutch...