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Michael N. Schmitt
| Apr 18, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Releasing Civilian Hostages and Returning Hostage Remains On 7 October 2023, Hamas fighters took 251 hostages during its infamous attack on Israel. Although many were Israel Defense Force (IDF) soldiers, the vast majority were civilians,...
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Samuel White
| Apr 16, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Emerging Technologies, Law of Armed Conflict
Interning a Hacker Recently, at a workshop at Harvard Law School, I grappled with the question of internment in any international armed conflict (IAC) in the near future. It is a question some are uncomfortable with, although the concept of internment remains legally...
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Martha M. Bradley,
Marko Svicevic
| Mar 31, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification
Conflict Classification in Eastern DRC: IAC, NIAC, or Both? Enveloped in a myriad of armed conflicts, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently witnessed a significant escalation of hostilities when the March 23 Movement (M23) seized the provincial capital...
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Edward Madziwa
| Dec 18, 2024 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
From Conflict to Closure: The Role of AI in Identifying and Honouring the Deceased Editors’ note: This post is drawn from the author’s article-length work, “Advancing Honour and Dignity in Death for Victims of Armed Conflicts: Exploring the Challenges and...
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Olivia Flasch
| Dec 10, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Law of Armed Conflict
Iran as a Party to an International Armed Conflict with Israel A recent Articles of War post argues that Iran’s “substantial involvement” in Hezbollah’s activities is sufficient to render it responsible for the latter’s armed attacks, thus triggering Israel’s right to...
