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Kathy Paradis
| May 26, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law
Legal Interoperability Lessons from the Red Sea The landscape of 21st century warfare is rapidly changing. After 20 years of fighting terrorism by non-State actors, great power competition and hybrid threats now dominate the security landscape, along with a return to...
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Nicholas Tsagourias
| May 12, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, State Responsibility, Use of Force
Can Israel Target Iran in Response to Houthi Attacks? Exploring the Threshold of “Substantial Involvement” Following the Houthi missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday, May 4, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate not only against...
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Michael N. Schmitt,
Alexander Hernandez
| 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...
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Raul (Pete) Pedrozo
| Mar 24, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Targeting
Targeting Iranian Spy Ships On March 17, 2025, Al-Hadath, a Saudi news outlet, reported that U.S. forces in the Middle East had targeted and sunk Iran’s newest signals intelligence (SIGINT) ship, the IRINS Zagros (H313), while the spy ship was on station in the Red...
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Magne Frostad
| Jun 10, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Houthi Attacks on Merchant Vessels in the Red Sea The Red Sea has seen a rise in attacks on merchant ships since 19 October 2023. Although the number of ships having been attacked differs depending on the sources used, the number has by now at the very least exceeded...
