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William Casey Biggerstaff
| Aug 29, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
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...
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Michael N. Schmitt,
William Casey Biggerstaff
| Aug 5, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Weapons Law
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....
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William Casey Biggerstaff
| Aug 3, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law
The Defense Production Act: Assessing the Ukraine Arms Shortage As Ukraine continues to defy early predictions of how long it can resist Russia’s invading forces, Ukraine’s partners are facing a growing dilemma. Supplies of arms and munitions critical to Ukraine’s...