


Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Conditionality and the ICC’s Gallant “Starvation as a Method of Warfare” Charge
by Rob McLaughlin | Mar 21, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Conditionality and the ICC’s Gallant “Starvation as a Method of Warfare” Charge On 20 May 2024, the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) stated his intention to seek arrest warrants in respect of the situation in Gaza for,...
Taiwan’s New Rules of Engagement
by Rob McLaughlin, Pei-Lun Tsai, Hitoshi Nasu | Aug 21, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Taiwan’s New Rules of Engagement In July 2024, Taiwan’s military released to the public its rules of engagement (ROE) prior to testing their effectiveness in the annual Han Kuang exercises, which took place on July 22-26. Taiwan developed the ROE in 2017 and revised...
Houthi Operations in the Red Sea and LOAC?
by Rob McLaughlin | Jan 8, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Houthi Operations in the Red Sea and LOAC? CAPT (ret.) Pete Pedrozo has recently provided an excellent update on escalating maritime threats and operations by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea area. As he has noted, these attacks are asserted by the perpetrators as...
Ukraine Symposium – Mine Clearance Operations in the Black Sea
by Rob McLaughlin | Dec 20, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law, Policy, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Mine Clearance Operations in the Black Sea In an Articles of War post earlier this year, Ben Rothchild and Mark Jessup addressed the under-appreciated challenges—operational, navigational, and legal—posed by the relatively extensive mine-laying...