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Ronald Alcala
| Jan 28, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Gamifying War: Reward Incentives and “Outlawry” in Armed Conflict Both sides of the Ukraine-Russia conflict maintain incentive programs that reward soldiers for kills on the battlefield. Russia offers monetary bonuses for the destruction of enemy equipment, such as...
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Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg
| Dec 8, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Maritime, Targeting
The Ukrainian Attacks Against Gambian-Flagged Oil Tankers in the Black Sea On October 28, 2025, Ukrainian so-called “Sea Baby drones” attacked two Gambian-flagged oil tankers, the Kairos and Virat. Whereas the vessels were severely damaged, no casualties were...
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Charles Trumbull
| Nov 5, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Emerging Technologies, Future of Warfare and Law Series, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Future of Warfare and Law Series – Addressing Uncertainty in the Use of Autonomous Weapons Systems Editors’ note: This post is part of a series featuring topics discussed during the Third Annual Future of Warfare and the Law Symposium. LTC Christina Colclough’s...
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Robert Lawless
| Sep 5, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Operation Spider Web and Instrumentalizing Civilian Objects On 1 June 2025, in one of the boldest operations of the war, Ukraine carried out a massive surprise attack against Russian military installations. The attack, known as Operation Spider Web, was carried out by...
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Gary Corn
| Jul 25, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility, Targeting
Non-State Cyber Actors in the 12-Day War – The Gray Zone of LOAC, Part I Editors’ note: In this two-part series, Professor Gary Corn examines law of armed conflict issues arising from cyber operations conducted during the recent conflict between Israel and Iran. With...
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Kevin S. Coble
| Jul 11, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Targeting
An Operational Perspective of Military Advantage and Proportionality Scholars have described the law of targeting as lying at the heart of the law of armed conflict (LOAC). Within the law of targeting, the rule of proportionality requires military planners,...
