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Marja Lehto
| Jan 29, 2024
The Jus ad Bellum Aspects of the Russian War in Ukraine Editors’ Note: This post is derived from a presentation given at the 2023 Israel Defense Forces Military Advocate General’s 4th International Conference on the Law of Armed Conflict. In spite of the complex legal...
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William Casey Biggerstaff
| Nov 20, 2023
The U.S. Turkish Drone Shootdown Over Syria and the Jus Ad Bellum In early October, the United States shot down an armed Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) operating over Syrian airspace with an F-16 fighter jet. The aerial engagement was unusual, if not...
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Camilla Cooper
| Jul 7, 2023
Curing the COIN Hangover As we are adapting to the new reality of preparing for large scale combat operations (LSCO) rather than just the next counter insurgency (COIN) or counter terrorism (CT) operation, educators and trainers are raising the same concern: our...
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Lieber Institute
| May 6, 2023
NATO SHAPE Serge Lazareff Prize Awarded to Brigadier General Shane Reeves On 5 May, the Office of Legal Affairs at NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) presented the Serge Lazareff Prize to Brigadier General Shane Reeves. General Reeves is the...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jun 30, 2022
Finland and Sweden Invited to Join NATO: Significance and Process On 29-30 June in Madrid, NATO held what its Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, labeled a “historic and transformative” summit. Indeed, it was. And unsurprisingly so, for as the Secretary-General...
