Curing the COIN Hangover

Curing the COIN Hangover

Curing the COIN Hangover As we are adapting to the new reality of preparing for large scale combat operations (LSCO) rather than just the next counter insurgency (COIN) or counter terrorism (CT) operation, educators and trainers are raising the same concern: our...
The Israeli Unlawful Combatants Law Turns Twenty

The Israeli Unlawful Combatants Law Turns Twenty

The Israeli Unlawful Combatants Law Turns Twenty Twenty years ago, in 2002, Israel enacted the Law on Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants (UCL or “the Law”). The UCL aimed to provide a basis in domestic legislation, in conformity with international law, for...
Foreign Fighters: The Terrorism/IHL Conundrum and the Need for Cumulative Prosecution

Foreign Fighters: The Terrorism/IHL Conundrum and the Need for Cumulative Prosecution

Foreign Fighters: The Terrorism/IHL Conundrum and the Need for Cumulative Prosecution The attack launched by ISIS on 20 January 2022 against the Al-Sina’a Prison in Al-Hasakah, an area situated in North-Eastern Syria and currently under the authority of the...
Special Forces, Unprivileged Belligerency, and the War in the Shadows

Special Forces, Unprivileged Belligerency, and the War in the Shadows

Special Forces, Unprivileged Belligerency, and the War in the Shadows The February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine resulted in news reports of fear in the streets of Kyiv as Ukrainian forces engaged in “a frantic hunt for spies and traitors,” as well as saboteurs and...
Terrorist Offences and IHL: The Armed Conflict Exclusion Clause

Terrorist Offences and IHL: The Armed Conflict Exclusion Clause

Terrorist Offences and IHL: The Armed Conflict Exclusion Clause In our current article in the International Review of the Red Cross, we discuss the so-called “armed conflict exclusion clause” (also known as an “international humanitarian law (IHL) exclusion clause” or...
The U.S. Legal Obligation to Take Precautions to Minimize Civilian Harm

The U.S. Legal Obligation to Take Precautions to Minimize Civilian Harm

The U.S. Legal Obligation to Take Precautions to Minimize Civilian Harm U.S. Special Forces recently conducted a raid against the residence of the Islamic State’s leader. President Biden and other U.S. Department of Defense officials ordered a ground operation rather...