by Michael N. Schmitt | Mar 6, 2023
Ukraine Symposium – Reprisals in International Humanitarian Law The scale and scope of international humanitarian law (IHL) violations by Russian and associated forces during the conflict in Ukraine are staggering. Yet, Russia has justified some of its...
by Gary Corn | Mar 1, 2023
Ukraine Symposium – The Law of Crowdsourced War: Democratized Supply Chains – Part I “Infantry wins battles, logistics wins wars.” General Pershing’s oft cited maxim of warfare is once again proving itself out in Ukraine. Thankfully, from the outset of...
by Liisi Adamson | Feb 24, 2023
Ukraine One Year On – Defying the Odds On 24 February 2023, one year has passed since Russia commenced its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The past year has been filled with acts of aggression, war crimes, and continued atrocities. International humanitarian law (IHL)...
by Winston Williams, Jennifer Maddocks | Feb 23, 2023
Ukraine Symposium – The Wagner Group: Status and Accountability Since Russia commenced its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Wagner Group has come out of the shadows. Used by the Kremlin as an alternative fighting force since 2014, the private...
by Ronald Alcala | Feb 13, 2023
Ukraine Symposium – Field-Modified Weapons under the Law of War Combatants in armed conflict may choose to modify weapons in the field for a variety of reasons. They may modify them to improve their reliability. They may alter them to increase their range or accuracy....
by William Casey Biggerstaff, Caitlin Chiaramonte | Feb 8, 2023
Ukraine Symposium – The Legal and Practical Challenges of Surrendering to Drones As part of the Articles of War “Year Ahead” series published earlier this year, Board of Advisor member Professor Gary Solis predicted that several legal issues pertaining to the...
