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?

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...
Rules of Engagement as a Regulatory Framework for Military Artificial Intelligence

Rules of Engagement as a Regulatory Framework for Military Artificial Intelligence

Rules of Engagement as a Regulatory Framework for Military Artificial Intelligence Proper regulatory frameworks are required for the development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence (AI) for military purposes. Any such frameworks must comply with...
Rules of Engagement in Large Scale Combat Operations

Rules of Engagement in Large Scale Combat Operations

Rules of Engagement in Large Scale Combat Operations As the focus of U.S. military doctrine and contingency planning shifts from counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns toward large-scale combat operations (LSCO), Judge Advocates must anticipate changing operational law...
Challenges of Intelligence Sharing in Targeting Operations

Challenges of Intelligence Sharing in Targeting Operations

Challenges of Intelligence Sharing in Targeting Operations I reiterate that [the prevention of civilian harm] is not necessarily about more rules on the ground. It is about paying particular attention to civilian harm in existing operational planning and procedures....
Future Conflicts, Civilian Harm, and the CHMR-AP – Part I

Future Conflicts, Civilian Harm, and the CHMR-AP – Part I

Future Conflicts, Civilian Harm, and the CHMR-AP – Part I As U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has stated, mitigating civilian harm is not only a legal and moral imperative, it is also a strategic imperative. To realize these imperatives, on August 25, 2022,...