Attacking the Quds Force and Affiliated Groups under the Jus ad Bellum

Attacking the Quds Force and Affiliated Groups under the Jus ad Bellum

Attacking the Quds Force and Affiliated Groups under the Jus ad Bellum On 28 January, a drone strike on a U.S. military outpost in Jordan known as Tower 22 killed three soldiers and wounded 34. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a non-State militia group, claimed...
The Emergence of Collective Countermeasures

The Emergence of Collective Countermeasures

The Emergence of Collective Countermeasures Editor’s Note: This post is based on a forthcoming article, “War Reparations: The Case for Countermeasures” in the Stanford Law Review, available here. When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, it launched the...
Military Aid to Russia and International Law

Military Aid to Russia and International Law

Military Aid to Russia and International Law North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, is in Russia to discuss military support, including supplying artillery shells and rockets, for Russian operations against Ukraine. In the past, North Korea has supplied the Wagner Group...
Reflections on the DoD General Counsel’s Cyber Law Address

Reflections on the DoD General Counsel’s Cyber Law Address

Reflections on the DoD General Counsel’s Cyber Law Address On Tuesday, the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, the Honorable Caroline Krass, addressed the annual United States Cyber Command Legal Conference. Her speech followed in the footsteps of Hon....
Implementing Integrated Deterrence in the Cyber Domain: The Role of Lawyers

Implementing Integrated Deterrence in the Cyber Domain: The Role of Lawyers

Implementing Integrated Deterrence in the Cyber Domain: The Role of Lawyers Editor’s note: Caroline D. Krass, General Counsel of the Department of Defense, delivered the keynote address at the 2023 USCYBERCOM Legal Conference earlier today, Tuesday, April 18. I....