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Michael N. Schmitt
| Dec 24, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Killing General Kirillov: Questions and Answers On December 17, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Forces, and his assistant were killed in a bomb explosion outside his Moscow apartment building. The bomb...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Dec 11, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
The Suspension of Hostilities in the Israel-Hezbollah Armed Conflict A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect on 27 November. According to the U.S. State Department, “Broadly speaking, it has been successful in stopping the fighting and...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Oct 18, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict
Lieber Papers Series – The United States and (Most of) the Rest: A Legal Interoperability Primer Editors’ Note: Articles of War previously published two longer works on the subjects of States’ responses to malicious or hostile actions and besieged forces’ legal...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Oct 7, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Targeting, Use of Force
Attacking Iran: Retaliation or Self-Defense? On October 1, Iran launched a major two-wave attack consisting of over 180 missiles against Israel. The primary targets were the headquarters of Mossad and three Israeli Air Force bases. However, Israel’s multi-layered air...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Oct 1, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
Killing Nasrallah and the Law of Armed Conflict Last Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted air strikes against a Hezbollah command and control bunker in Beirut’s Dahiyeh suburbs, which was located under an apartment complex. The attack, which followed IDF...