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Erica Harper
| Jun 17, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy
War Reloaded: The Erosion of Norms and the Urgency of Prevention After decades of cautious optimism about the global decline of warfare, recent trends paint a far more troubling picture. Civilians are increasingly caught in the crossfire, non-State armed groups and...
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Anna Lyfar
| Jun 2, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Human Rights, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Release of Chinese POWs in Ukraine In early April, reports emerged indicating that Ukraine had captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. Additional reports shared by Ukraine’s intelligence agencies...
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Andrew A. Whitlock III
| Feb 4, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law, Policy
Balloons and Drones? The Least of Our Worries Regarding China “Let’s be clear – the PRC does not invest; they extract.” General Laura J. Richardson A map of Panama with the Canal Zone denoted as U.S. Jurisdiction. “The land divided, the world united.” That was...
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Hitoshi Nasu
| Feb 3, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy
Taiwan’s Counter-Lawfare Strategy In his 2025 New Year address, President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Xi Jinping reiterated his commitment to the reunification of Taiwan. He stated, “no one can ever stop China’s reunification, a trend of the times.” One...
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Yusuke Saito
| Jan 27, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Indo-Pacific Legal Topics for Operational Lawyers The year 2024 was a time of increasing instability for global security. The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has resurrected the specter of a world war, in which North Korea is also involved. Perhaps related to...
