CyCon 2026 Series – CyCon Comes of (AI) Age

CyCon 2026 Series – CyCon Comes of (AI) Age

by | Sep 4, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, CyCon 2026 Series

CyCon 2026 Series – CyCon Comes of (AI) Age Editors’ note: This post introduces a series derived from panels and discussions that took place in 2026 at the 18th annual International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon) event hosted by the NATO Cooperative Cyber...
Ukraine’s Attacks on Oil Infrastructure and the “War-Sustaining” Debate

Ukraine’s Attacks on Oil Infrastructure and the “War-Sustaining” Debate

by | Jul 7, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

Ukraine’s Attacks on Oil Infrastructure and the “War-Sustaining” Debate On 16 June, Ukraine launched a drone strike on Russia’s Gazprom Neft Moscow Refinery, an oil processing facility that sources a third of the fuel supply for the Russian capital and its surrounding...
Dual-Use Objects and Dual-Purpose Attacks

Dual-Use Objects and Dual-Purpose Attacks

by | May 18, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting

Dual-Use Objects and Dual-Purpose Attacks Editors’ note: This post highlights work in the author’s recent chapter, “Objective and Subjective Tests for Determining Violations of the Law of Targeting: The Unreasonable Commander and the Guilty Mind,” appearing in Volume...
When Red Lines Cross Blue Lines: Cyber Attacks on Poland’s Water Infrastructure – Part II

When Red Lines Cross Blue Lines: Cyber Attacks on Poland’s Water Infrastructure – Part II

by , | Mar 6, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Targeting

When Red Lines Cross Blue Lines: Cyber Attacks on Poland’s Water Infrastructure – Part II In Part I of this post, we addressed the threshold issue of whether cyber operations targeting water infrastructure qualify as attacks, thus bringing international humanitarian...
When Red Lines Cross Blue Lines: Cyber Attacks on Poland’s Water Infrastructure – Part I

When Red Lines Cross Blue Lines: Cyber Attacks on Poland’s Water Infrastructure – Part I

by , | Mar 2, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber

When Red Lines Cross Blue Lines: Cyber Attacks on Poland’s Water Infrastructure – Part I While the digital transformation of water treatment plants, distribution networks, and dams has created significant efficiencies, few civilian infrastructure systems link digital...