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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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Ronald Alcala
| May 30, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Weapons Law
Ukraine Symposium – Captured Enemy Weapons The Russian military has fielded a new weapon in its conflict with Ukraine. In recent weeks, at least one frontline Russian unit was observed operating an American-made Bradley M2A2 infantry fighting vehicle, and Russia is...
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Ronald Alcala
| May 20, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Weapons Law
Caltrop: An Ancient Weapon in Modern Warfare Recent reports indicate that Ukraine has modified drones to deliver and disperse a weapon of ancient design in its fight against Russia. The weapon, known as a caltrop, is a spiked device that can be strewn in large...
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Sean Watts,
Joshua F. Berry
| Aug 15, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Uncategorized
Articles of War Editorial Board Changes Executive Editor We are pleased to congratulate Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Alcala on his appointment as Executive Editor at the West Point Press. The newly established publishing arm of the United States Military Academy, West...
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Lieber Institute
| Apr 3, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Uncategorized
LTC Alcala Awarded ASIL’s Baxter Prize The American Society of International Law (ASIL) has awarded the 2023 Richard R. Baxter Military Writing Prize to Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Alcala for his paper “Cultural Evolution: Protecting ‘Digital Cultural...
