Deterrence Doesn’t Fly in Space: Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space as a Threat of Force

Deterrence Doesn’t Fly in Space: Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space as a Threat of Force

by | May 2, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Space Law, Use of Force

Deterrence Doesn’t Fly in Space: Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space as a Threat of Force In an interview with German newspaper Die Welt on Friday April 12th, NATO Secretary-General Rutte expressed concern regarding the potential deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in...
Cluster Munitions and Anti-Personnel Land Mines: An Explainer

Cluster Munitions and Anti-Personnel Land Mines: An Explainer

by | Mar 28, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law

Cluster Munitions and Anti-Personnel Land Mines: An Explainer Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has ignited discussions within and between NATO States concerning the international conventions that ban the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster...
Beyond Compliance Symposium – Providing a Framework for NATO’s Human Security Approach

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Providing a Framework for NATO’s Human Security Approach

by , | Dec 17, 2024 | AoW Posts, Beyond Compliance Symposium, Blog, Policy

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Providing a Framework for NATO’s Human Security Approach Editors’ note: This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured across Articles of War and Armed Groups and International...
Rules of Engagement in Large-Scale Combat Operations: Force Enabler or Much Ado About Nothing?

Rules of Engagement in Large-Scale Combat Operations: Force Enabler or Much Ado About Nothing?

by | Dec 13, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy, Targeting, Use of Force

Rules of Engagement in Large-Scale Combat Operations: Force Enabler or Much Ado About Nothing? Rules of Engagement (ROE) have traditionally played a major role in the execution of military operations, particularly when a given situation has not reached the threshold...
NATO Interoperability When Targeting Indispensable Objects

NATO Interoperability When Targeting Indispensable Objects

by | Nov 20, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting

NATO Interoperability When Targeting Indispensable Objects A recent Lieber Paper strikes an optimistic note concerning legal interoperability, arguing that the dissimilarities stemming from uneven treaty membership between NATO allies are less significant than they...