One Year On: Are the ICRC’s Principles for Civilian Hackers Shaping the Laws of War?

One Year On: Are the ICRC’s Principles for Civilian Hackers Shaping the Laws of War?

One Year On: Are the ICRC’s Principles for Civilian Hackers Shaping the Laws of War? In October 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) laid down a stark warning: cyber warfare must not spiral into lawless destruction. Their eight rules for...
The Conflict in Eastern DRC and the State Responsibility of Rwanda and Uganda

The Conflict in Eastern DRC and the State Responsibility of Rwanda and Uganda

The Conflict in Eastern DRC and the State Responsibility of Rwanda and Uganda In late January 2025, a rebel alliance involving the militia group M23 seized control over the town of Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Countering Space-Based Weapons of Mass Destruction

Countering Space-Based Weapons of Mass Destruction

Countering Space-Based Weapons of Mass Destruction Russia’s alleged effort to develop a space-based nuclear weapon threatens to violate the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, undermine international peace and stability, and hold at risk the peaceful use of space for all...
Killing General Kirillov: Questions and Answers

Killing General Kirillov: Questions and Answers

Killing General Kirillov: Questions and Answers On December 17, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Forces, and his assistant were killed in a bomb explosion outside his Moscow apartment building. The bomb...
Attacking a Pipeline: Legal Issues for Consideration

Attacking a Pipeline: Legal Issues for Consideration

Attacking a Pipeline: Legal Issues for Consideration Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 are pipelines constructed by a Russian State-controlled company called Gazprom to transport 110 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year from the Russian Federation under the...