Electronic Warfare and the Law of Armed Conflict
by Robert Lawless, Hitoshi Nasu | Oct 28, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Electronic Warfare and the Law of Armed Conflict Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of participating in the “Future of Warfare and the Law Symposium” at U.S. Army Futures Command in Austin, Texas. The conference, which was co-sponsored by Army Futures Command, the...
Attacking a Pipeline: Legal Issues for Consideration
by William H. Boothby | Oct 25, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility, Targeting
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...
“Well, it Depends”: The Explosive Pagers Attack Revisited
by Amichai Cohen, Yuval Shany | Oct 11, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Use of Force
“Well, it Depends”: The Explosive Pagers Attack Revisited On 17 September, 2024, thousands of pagers distributed by Hezbollah to its operatives in Lebanon and Syria exploded. On the following day, hundreds of walkie talkies used by Hezbollah operatives also exploded....
State Practice in Assassination: What is Old is New Again
by Ken Watkin | Oct 10, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Human Rights, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
State Practice in Assassination: What is Old is New Again In July 2024, CNN reported that American and German intelligence agencies had thwarted a Russian plan to kill Armin Papperger, the chief executive of Rheinmetall, a company known as “the largest and most...