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Davit Khachatryan
| Jul 29, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
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...
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Eric Jensen
| Jul 10, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber
The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Cyber Operations – Part II: Jus in Bello Part I of this two-post series analyzed how the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) Climate Change advisory opinion might reshape State obligations in peacetime and the period...
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Samuel White
| Dec 3, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Weapons Law
Tripwires to Trojans: Updating the Law of Booby-traps for the Digital Age Articles of War has featured discussion of the law of armed conflict (LOAC) rules concerning booby-traps (see, e.g., here, here, here, and here). All have been based in the land domain. I am...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jun 18, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Attacking Scientists and the Law of Armed Conflict On June 13, 2025, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, an attack on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, ballistic missile program, and senior military leadership. Additionally, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted...
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Jelena Pejic,
Margaret Kotlik
| Apr 23, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Lieber Studies Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict: Select Issues
Lieber Studies Series – Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict: Select Issues Civilian protection is a basic aim and legal obligation of international humanitarian law (IHL) or the law of armed conflict (LOAC). Yet, as recent and ongoing armed conflicts in Gaza, Sudan,...
