by 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...
by Martha M. Bradley, Marko Svicevic | Apr 8, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Collective Self-Defense and the Internationalization of Armed Conflicts in Eastern DRC Nearly a decade after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a ceasefire agreement with the March 23 (M23) rebel movement, violence has once again erupted in the...
by Marko Svicevic, Martin Faix, Sean Watts | Feb 20, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Regulating Military Force Series, Use of Force
Regulating Military Force Series – Introduction In 1970, Professor Thomas Franck boldly concluded that only 25 years after the adoption of the UN Charter, Article 2(4) had been killed by the very States that had created it. In the 50 years since this conclusion,...
by Marko Svicevic | Feb 6, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Use of Force
Strikes against the Houthis: The Relationship between Resolution 2722 (2024) and the Right of Self-Defense Following their strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen, both the United States and the United Kingdom have based their actions on the inherent right of...