CyCon 2025 Series – Deciding with AI Systems: Rethinking Dynamics in Military Decision-Making

CyCon 2025 Series – Deciding with AI Systems: Rethinking Dynamics in Military Decision-Making

CyCon 2025 Series – Deciding with AI Systems: Rethinking Dynamics in Military Decision-Making Editors’ note: This post is part of a series that features presentations at this year’s 17th International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon) in Tallinn, Estonia. Its...
Indirect or Reverberating Excessive Collateral Damage in Modern IHL

Indirect or Reverberating Excessive Collateral Damage in Modern IHL

Indirect or Reverberating Excessive Collateral Damage in Modern IHL Article 51(5)(b), of the 1977 Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 codifies the rule or principle of proportionality in offensive or defensive attacks in the following terms, Among...
Indiscriminate Attacks, Proportionality and the Meaning of “Incidental” Civilian Harm

Indiscriminate Attacks, Proportionality and the Meaning of “Incidental” Civilian Harm

Indiscriminate Attacks, Proportionality and the Meaning of “Incidental” Civilian Harm Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s article, “Indiscriminate Attacks and the Proportionality Rule: What is Incidental Civilian Harm?” in the Journal of Conflict and...
Kinocide as a Strategy of Terrorism: Legal Frameworks and Case Law Analysis

Kinocide as a Strategy of Terrorism: Legal Frameworks and Case Law Analysis

Kinocide as a Strategy of Terrorism: Legal Frameworks and Case Law Analysis The intentional targeting of families by terrorist organizations constitutes a particularly egregious form of violence that weaponizes the emotional and social core of civilian life. Recently...
Firewalls and Fault Lines: Cyber War in the Middle East

Firewalls and Fault Lines: Cyber War in the Middle East

Firewalls and Fault Lines: Cyber War in the Middle East Following the Iran-Israel War, a conflict blending relentless Israel Defense Force (IDF) airstrikes with Iranian missile and drone barrages, some Middle Eastern battlefields have quieted, making it easy to forget...