The Department of Defense’s In Extremis Legal Challenges During Modern Warfare

The Department of Defense’s In Extremis Legal Challenges During Modern Warfare

The Department of Defense’s In Extremis Legal Challenges During Modern Warfare A Department of Defense (DoD) lawyer has for a client an organization with a remarkable number of dilemmas, all of which must be resolved (or at least addressed) lawfully, consistent with...
Rules of Engagement in Large Scale Combat Operations

Rules of Engagement in Large Scale Combat Operations

Rules of Engagement in Large Scale Combat Operations As the focus of U.S. military doctrine and contingency planning shifts from counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns toward large-scale combat operations (LSCO), Judge Advocates must anticipate changing operational law...
Multi-Domain Operations: Closing the Eighteenth Capability Gap

Multi-Domain Operations: Closing the Eighteenth Capability Gap

Multi-Domain Operations: Closing the Eighteenth Capability Gap After emerging from decades of counterinsurgency (COIN) operations, the Army identified seventeen capability gaps in its conventional warfighting capacity. Certainly, the doctrine and policies associated...
Curing the COIN Hangover

Curing the COIN Hangover

Curing the COIN Hangover As we are adapting to the new reality of preparing for large scale combat operations (LSCO) rather than just the next counter insurgency (COIN) or counter terrorism (CT) operation, educators and trainers are raising the same concern: our...
Reducing the Human Cost of Large-Scale Military Operations

Reducing the Human Cost of Large-Scale Military Operations

Reducing the Human Cost of Large-Scale Military Operations Editor’s note: The following post highlights a subject addressed during an expert workshop that the Lieber Institute co-convened alongside Harvard Law School’s Program on International Law and Armed Conflict...