I Spy: Espionage, Perfidy, and Fighting in the Shadows

I Spy: Espionage, Perfidy, and Fighting in the Shadows

by | Feb 24, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting

I Spy: Espionage, Perfidy, and Fighting in the Shadows In a 2024 Articles of War post, I identified that intelligence gathering, including espionage, is authorized by both treaty and customary international law during armed conflict. For international armed conflicts,...
Distinction and the Rule of Perfidy within the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Distinction and the Rule of Perfidy within the Electromagnetic Spectrum

by , | Jun 24, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Weapons Law

Distinction and the Rule of Perfidy within the Electromagnetic Spectrum Editors’ note: This post is based on course work that Luke Gigliotti completed in his final year as a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy West Point. The electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) plays...
Invisible Soldiers

Invisible Soldiers

by | Mar 11, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

Invisible Soldiers Images of drone strikes, hypersonic missiles, and directed energy weapons have cultivated imagination of how war might be fought in the future. Meanwhile, on-board cameras and satellites have made modern battlefields more transparent and accessible...