Fighting at Machine Speed: AI and U.S. Army Counterfire Under the Law of War – Part II

Fighting at Machine Speed: AI and U.S. Army Counterfire Under the Law of War – Part II

Fighting at Machine Speed: AI and U.S. Army Counterfire Under the Law of War – Part II Part I of this post explained the growing relevance of counterfire operations, challenges that accompany carrying them out, and potential contributions of artificial intelligence...
Fighting at Machine Speed: AI and U.S. Army Counterfire Under the Law of War – Part I

Fighting at Machine Speed: AI and U.S. Army Counterfire Under the Law of War – Part I

Fighting at Machine Speed: AI and U.S. Army Counterfire Under the Law of War – Part I A strategic shift in national security priorities from counterinsurgency operations to great-power competition and conflict has exposed significant technological and capability gaps...
Challenging Common Assumptions About Civilian Protection in Large-Scale Combat Operations

Challenging Common Assumptions About Civilian Protection in Large-Scale Combat Operations

Challenging Common Assumptions About Civilian Protection in Large-Scale Combat Operations Preparations for large-scale combat operations (LSCOs) by the U.S. military and other NATO militaries have led to a debate—no doubt familiar to Articles of War readers—about...
Putting the Canadian in IHL: The Canadian Handbook on International Humanitarian Law

Putting the Canadian in IHL: The Canadian Handbook on International Humanitarian Law

Putting the Canadian in IHL: The Canadian Handbook on International Humanitarian Law The International Committee of the Red Cross observes that “[t]he rules of war are universal.” Few would dispute that as a general statement, particularly considering the universal...
Intelligence Wars, Their Warriors, and Legal Ambiguity – Part II: Ambiguity

Intelligence Wars, Their Warriors, and Legal Ambiguity – Part II: Ambiguity

Intelligence Wars, Their Warriors, and Legal Ambiguity – Part II: Ambiguity Editors’ note: This post is the second in a two-part series that explores the role both military and civilian intelligence organizations perform in armed conflict. The first post in this...