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Inna Zavorotko,
Oleksii Plotnikov
| Jul 15, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Weapons Law
What Is Left After Leaving Ottawa? With 165 member States (at the time of writing), the Ottawa Convention is arguably the most widely recognized international treaty on conventional weapons. It was long regarded as a triumph of civil society, with progress reported on...
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Berfin Deniz Çabuk
| Jul 1, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Space Law, Use of Force
Shadows in Orbit: Unpacking the Cosmos 2588 Amidst Legal Uncertainty in Space On 23 May, 2025, Russia launched Cosmos 2588, the latest in its Cosmos series of military satellites, into low Earth orbit (LEO). As first reported by independent satellite tracker Bart...
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Aaron Conti
| Jun 30, 2025 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Policy
Data Poisoning as a Covert Weapon: Securing U.S. Military Superiority in AI-Driven Warfare Rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into military platforms has revolutionized modern warfare, providing unprecedented capabilities for decision-making,...
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Robert Kolb
| Jun 27, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality
On Robert Kolb’s Advanced Introduction to International Humanitarian Law, Second Edition This post provides select reflections based upon the experience of writing the second edition of my book, Advanced Introduction to International Humanitarian Law (Edward Elgar...
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Natia Kalandarishvili-Mueller
| Jun 24, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation
Protection of Cultural Property in Prolonged Military Occupation This year marks the eleventh anniversary of Russia’s occupation and illegal annexation of Crimea, a region internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. Against this backdrop and Russia’s 2022...
