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William Casey Biggerstaff
| Jul 7, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, featured post, Law of Armed Conflict
Ukraine’s Attacks on Oil Infrastructure and the “War-Sustaining” Debate On 16 June, Ukraine launched a drone strike on Russia’s Gazprom Neft Moscow Refinery, an oil processing facility that sources a third of the fuel supply for the Russian capital and its surrounding...
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Maxime Nijs
| Jun 12, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Targeting
Jamming Enemy Weapon Systems and the Law of Targeting Throughout history, superior weaponry and tactics have always provided a decisive edge in warfare, driving continuous cycles of measures and countermeasures among adversaries. Today’s battlefields are no exception....
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Gerald Mako
| Apr 13, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law
No New Rules Needed: Russia’s Minimalist Vision of Human Oversight for LAWS Editors’ note: This is the third post in a series dedicated to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the questions of human oversight and legal accountability under international...
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Liisi Adamson
| Dec 29, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict
Year in Review – 2025 2025 has been a year of persistent conflicts, evolving law of armed conflict (LOAC) questions, and contrasting views. At Articles of War, we strived to provide a platform for nuanced legal analysis and timely discussion in 200 posts,...
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Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg
| Dec 8, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Maritime, Targeting
The Ukrainian Attacks Against Gambian-Flagged Oil Tankers in the Black Sea On October 28, 2025, Ukrainian so-called “Sea Baby drones” attacked two Gambian-flagged oil tankers, the Kairos and Virat. Whereas the vessels were severely damaged, no casualties were...
