by William Casey Biggerstaff, Caitlin Chiaramonte | Feb 8, 2023
Ukraine Symposium – The Legal and Practical Challenges of Surrendering to Drones As part of the Articles of War “Year Ahead” series published earlier this year, Board of Advisor member Professor Gary Solis predicted that several legal issues pertaining to the...
by Michael N. Schmitt, William Casey Biggerstaff | Nov 2, 2022
Ukraine Symposium – Are Civilians Reporting With Cell Phones Directly Participating in Hostilities? As Russia continues to pummel electric grids and other critical infrastructure from the air, Ukraine is creatively developing methods to defend its skies. One new tool...
by William Casey Biggerstaff | Sep 8, 2022
Ukraine Symposium – Deception and the Law of Armed Conflict As Ukraine continues to defend against Russian invasion, its armed forces are increasingly turning to deception operations to minimize their asymmetrical disadvantages with Russian forces. As part of...
by William Casey Biggerstaff | Aug 29, 2022
Ukraine Symposium – Photos of the Dead As the death toll in the war between Russia and Ukraine climbs, the issue of how to properly treat the remains of dead soldiers has become a recurring theme (see, e.g., here and here). Some media reports claim, for example, that...
by Michael N. Schmitt, William Casey Biggerstaff | Aug 5, 2022
The al-Zawahiri Strike and the Law of Armed Conflict Just after daybreak on July 31, the United States killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s former deputy and the current leader of al-Qaeda. Two Hellfire missiles struck him on the balcony of his home in Kabul....
