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Robert Kolb
| Jan 23, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Law of Armed Conflict
Lexical Imperfections in the Hague Regulations of 1907 The Hague Regulations (HR) annexed to the 1907 Hague Convention (IV) respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land were the first reasonably general codification of the law of war (as it was then called) in...
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Ken Watkin
| Jan 20, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Intelligence Wars: Sabotage in the Shadows of Conflict Sabotage has suddenly gained a high profile in international dialogue about conflict. This occurs most obviously in the context of an evolving “gray zone conflict” with Russia linked to sabotage in European States...
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Jonathan Kwik,
Adriaan Wiese
| Dec 5, 2025 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Can AI Teach Itself to Abuse IHL-Protected Indicators? In war, there is every incentive to deceive. Thousands of years ago, humans learnt that misleading the enemy, dissimulating one’s intentions, and misrepresenting the truth often led to tangible tactical and...
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Ronald Alcala
| May 30, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Weapons Law
Ukraine Symposium – Captured Enemy Weapons The Russian military has fielded a new weapon in its conflict with Ukraine. In recent weeks, at least one frontline Russian unit was observed operating an American-made Bradley M2A2 infantry fighting vehicle, and Russia is...
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Gary Pattison
| Mar 11, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Weapons Law
Booby-traps and “Apparently Harmless” Portable Objects Recent hostilities in eastern Europe and the Middle East have generated significant interest in issues of law of armed conflict (LOAC) compliance. Notably, several incidents have led to close scrutiny of the LOAC...
