Where the Environment Sits: Proportionality and Strikes on Russian Oil Infrastructure

Where the Environment Sits: Proportionality and Strikes on Russian Oil Infrastructure

Where the Environment Sits: Proportionality and Strikes on Russian Oil Infrastructure Through the spring and summer of 2026, Ukraine turned its long-range drone fleet into a systematic weapon against Russia’s refining sector. By late June, drones had struck eight of...
Are Evacuation Orders Unlawful Under International Law? A Case Study of Southern Lebanon

Are Evacuation Orders Unlawful Under International Law? A Case Study of Southern Lebanon

Are Evacuation Orders Unlawful Under International Law? A Case Study of Southern Lebanon Recent commentaries have characterized evacuation orders in contemporary armed conflicts, including those of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in southern Lebanon, as forcible...
Dual-Use Objects and Dual-Purpose Attacks

Dual-Use Objects and Dual-Purpose Attacks

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

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...
Military Objective or Civilian Object? The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency’s Status in Case of Armed Conflict

Military Objective or Civilian Object? The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency’s Status in Case of Armed Conflict

Military Objective or Civilian Object? The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency’s Status in Case of Armed Conflict The increasing reliance of States on cyber infrastructure for both civilian and military purposes has generated renewed debate on the protection...