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Michael N. Schmitt,
John C. Tramazzo
| Aug 11, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Other Bodies of Law
A Legal Assessment of North Korean Missile Tests On July 11, 2023, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) Korean People’s Army (KPA) Strategic Force fired a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), North Korea’s most powerful ballistic...
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John C. Tramazzo
| Jun 23, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Detention, Law of Armed Conflict
Sabotage in Law: Meaning and Misunderstandings On May 3, 2023, Russia accused Ukraine of attempting to “assassinate” President Vladimir Putin by launching two armed drones at the Kremlin in Moscow. Russia’s press service categorized the incident as a “planned...
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Michael N. Schmitt,
John C. Tramazzo
| Apr 26, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
The Wagner Group’s “No Quarter” Order and International Law On April 23, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, instructed members of his paramilitary force to “kill everyone on the battlefield.” In a post to a Wagner-affiliated Telegram account, he...