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Charles N. Pede
| Nov 22, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy
Mind the Gap: The COIN Hangover & DoD’s New Policy to Protect Civilians on the Battlefield The Department of Defense (DoD) recently released a bold new policy, a DoD Instruction titled “Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response,” that aims to reduce civilian harm on...
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Laurie R. Blank
| Nov 8, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
Defeat: Meanings, Consequences, Law, and Doctrine Victory. Defeat. Two seemingly straightforward words that capture the big-picture objectives and results of war. As many current and recent conflicts over the past few decades demonstrate, however, the reality is...
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Kevin S. Coble,
Alexander Hernandez
| Oct 23, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Dragon Drones and the Law of Armed Conflict In early September, social media users uploaded videos depicting a Ukrainian drone spewing a burning substance along a dense tree line, allegedly where Russian troops were hiding (see here, here, here,...
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William Casey Biggerstaff
| Oct 22, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Use of Force
Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine’s “Indefinite” Incursion into Russia and the Jus ad Bellum In early August, following two and a half years of attempts to repulse invading Russian forces from its eastern territories, Ukraine conducted a large-scale ground counteroffensive...
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Joshua Joseph Niyo
| Oct 22, 2024 | AoW Posts, Beyond Compliance Symposium, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Beyond Compliance Symposium – Systemic Impacts of War in Protracted Conflicts 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 Law. The...