Analyzing State Support to Non-State Actors – Part II: Response Options and Conflict Classification

Analyzing State Support to Non-State Actors – Part II: Response Options and Conflict Classification

by , | May 9, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, State Responsibility, Use of Force

Analyzing State Support to Non-State Actors – Part II: Response Options and Conflict Classification As non-State actors assume an increasingly prominent role in international affairs, State support to them as a strategic tool for advancing political objectives has...
Deterrence Doesn’t Fly in Space: Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space as a Threat of Force

Deterrence Doesn’t Fly in Space: Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space as a Threat of Force

by | May 2, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Space Law, Use of Force

Deterrence Doesn’t Fly in Space: Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space as a Threat of Force In an interview with German newspaper Die Welt on Friday April 12th, NATO Secretary-General Rutte expressed concern regarding the potential deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in...
Countering Space-Based Weapons of Mass Destruction

Countering Space-Based Weapons of Mass Destruction

by | Jan 31, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Space Law, State Responsibility

Countering Space-Based Weapons of Mass Destruction Russia’s alleged effort to develop a space-based nuclear weapon threatens to violate the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, undermine international peace and stability, and hold at risk the peaceful use of space for all...
Anti-AI Countermeasures in Warfare: Terra Incognita for IHL?

Anti-AI Countermeasures in Warfare: Terra Incognita for IHL?

by | Oct 11, 2024 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

Anti-AI Countermeasures in Warfare: Terra Incognita for IHL? In a small town under occupation by Alpha, an utterly baffling bloodbath occurred. Dozens of civilians coming home from the Friday market were gunned down by Alpha’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered...
EU Support to Ukraine through Windfall Profits: Reparative Value, International Law, and Future Pathways

EU Support to Ukraine through Windfall Profits: Reparative Value, International Law, and Future Pathways

by , | Sep 23, 2024 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, State Responsibility, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Use of Force

EU Support to Ukraine through Windfall Profits: Reparative Value, International Law, and Future Pathways Over two years into the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the fate of Russian assets frozen by Western sanctions is followed almost as closely...