“Strict” versus “Qualified” Neutrality

“Strict” versus “Qualified” Neutrality

“Strict” versus “Qualified” Neutrality The support neutral States are providing Russia and Ukraine has ignited a debate over neutrality. It is one of existential magnitude for Ukraine. Indeed, the survival of Kyiv in early 2022 can be attributed in significant part to...
Ukraine Symposium – The Law of Crowdsourced War: Democratized Supply Chains – Part II

Ukraine Symposium – The Law of Crowdsourced War: Democratized Supply Chains – Part II

Ukraine Symposium – The Law of Crowdsourced War: Democratized Supply Chains – Part II In the first of this two-part post addressing the legal and practical implications of democratized supply chains, I focused on the individual risks that those who engage...
The Future Law of Neutrality

The Future Law of Neutrality

The Future Law of Neutrality Editor’s note: The following post highlights a subject addressed in the Lieber Studies volume The Future Law of Armed Conflict, which was published 27 May 2022. For a general introduction to this volume, see Professor Matt Waxman’s...
Ukraine Symposium – The Risk of Commercial Actors in Outer Space Drawing States into Armed Conflict

Ukraine Symposium – The Risk of Commercial Actors in Outer Space Drawing States into Armed Conflict

Ukraine Symposium – The Risk of Commercial Actors in Outer Space Drawing States into Armed Conflict Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the satellite communications firm Viasat confirmed a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that is suspected to...
Ukraine Symposium – U.S. Offensive Cyber Operations in Support of Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – U.S. Offensive Cyber Operations in Support of Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – U.S. Offensive Cyber Operations in Support of Ukraine Last Wednesday, General Paul Nakasone, Commander of United States Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency, opened the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of...