Ukraine Symposium – The “I Want to Live” Project and Technologically-Enabled Surrender
by David Wallace, Shane Reeves | Jan 13, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – The “I Want to Live” Project and Technologically-Enabled Surrender In their ongoing armed conflict, the Russian Federation and Ukraine have engaged in sustained information campaigns using leaflets, social media posts, radio appeals, text messages,...
Year in Review – 2022
by Liisi Adamson | Dec 30, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Year in Review – 2022 2022 has been an unprecedented year for the law of armed conflict (LOAC) and for Articles of War. The full-scale international armed conflict that Russia has been waging against Ukraine since 24 February has spawned multiple LOAC issues....
Ukraine Symposium – The THeMIS Bounty Part II: Stealing Enemy Technology
by Christopher Malis, Hitoshi Nasu | Dec 16, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – The THeMIS Bounty Part II: Stealing Enemy Technology In Part I of this post, we considered whether the seizure of the Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System (THeMIS) by Russian troops on the battlefield of Ukraine, acting on a bounty issued by...
Ukraine Symposium – Classification of the Conflict(s)
by Michael N. Schmitt | Dec 14, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Classification of the Conflict(s) The threshold questions in any international humanitarian law (IHL) analysis are whether an armed conflict is underway as a matter of law and, if so, what type. They are determinative questions because the...
Ukraine Symposium – The THeMIS Bounty Part I: Seizure of Enemy Property
by Christopher Malis, Hitoshi Nasu | Dec 12, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – The THeMIS Bounty Part I: Seizure of Enemy Property Modern technological advances play a critical role on the battlefield. They increase the efficiency and lethality of attacks, enhance situational awareness, protect friendly forces, and increase...