Can Israel Target Iran in Response to Houthi Attacks? Exploring the Threshold of “Substantial Involvement”

Can Israel Target Iran in Response to Houthi Attacks? Exploring the Threshold of “Substantial Involvement”

by | May 12, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, State Responsibility, Use of Force

Can Israel Target Iran in Response to Houthi Attacks? Exploring the Threshold of “Substantial Involvement” Following the Houthi missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday, May 4, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate not only against...
Analyzing State Support to Non-State Actors – Part II: Response Options and Conflict Classification

Analyzing State Support to Non-State Actors – Part II: Response Options and Conflict Classification

by , | May 9, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, State Responsibility, Use of Force

Analyzing State Support to Non-State Actors – Part II: Response Options and Conflict Classification As non-State actors assume an increasingly prominent role in international affairs, State support to them as a strategic tool for advancing political objectives has...
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

by , | May 7, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility, Use of Force

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...
The Conflict in Eastern DRC and the State Responsibility of Rwanda and Uganda

The Conflict in Eastern DRC and the State Responsibility of Rwanda and Uganda

by | Feb 6, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, State Responsibility

The Conflict in Eastern DRC and the State Responsibility of Rwanda and Uganda In late January 2025, a rebel alliance involving the militia group M23 seized control over the town of Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Countering Space-Based Weapons of Mass Destruction

Countering Space-Based Weapons of Mass Destruction

by | Jan 31, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Space Law, State Responsibility

Countering Space-Based Weapons of Mass Destruction Russia’s alleged effort to develop a space-based nuclear weapon threatens to violate the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, undermine international peace and stability, and hold at risk the peaceful use of space for all...
The Baltic Sea Cable-Cuts and Ship Interdiction: The C-Lion1 Incident

The Baltic Sea Cable-Cuts and Ship Interdiction: The C-Lion1 Incident

by | 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...