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Hitoshi Nasu
| Jun 13, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality, Maritime
Asia’s Melian Moment Prior to the siege of Melos, the Melians argued that they had the right to remain neutral when the Athenians demanded their surrender. The famous dialogue depicted by Thucydides in the History of the Peloponnesian War illustrates political realism...
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Hitoshi Nasu
| Apr 7, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Judging Battlefield Conduct Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s article-length work, “The Rule of Law in Armed Conflict” published in volume 34 of the Minnesota Journal of International Law (2025). The rule of law is an appraisal concept that purports to...
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Hitoshi Nasu
| Feb 3, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy
Taiwan’s Counter-Lawfare Strategy In his 2025 New Year address, President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Xi Jinping reiterated his commitment to the reunification of Taiwan. He stated, “no one can ever stop China’s reunification, a trend of the times.” One...
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Hitoshi Nasu
| Oct 30, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Hybrid Threats and Grey Zone Conflict Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Hybrid Threats and Grey Zone Conflict Symposium – Challenges in the Twilight of International Law Editors note: The following post highlights a chapter that appears in Mitt Regan and Aurel Sari’s recently published book Hybrid Threats and Grey Zone Conflict: The...
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Hitoshi Nasu,
Robert Lawless
| Oct 28, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Electronic Warfare and the Law of Armed Conflict Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of participating in the “Future of Warfare and the Law Symposium” at U.S. Army Futures Command in Austin, Texas. The conference, which was co-sponsored by Army Futures Command, the...
