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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jun 30, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Other Bodies of Law
Finland and Sweden Invited to Join NATO: Significance and Process On 29-30 June in Madrid, NATO held what its Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, labeled a “historic and transformative” summit. Indeed, it was. And unsurprisingly so, for as the Secretary-General...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jun 27, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Policy, Weapons Law
Déjà Vu: International Landmine Law and the New U.S. Landmine Policy Following a “comprehensive policy review,” the Biden Administration announced significant changes to U.S. Anti-Personnel Landmine (APL) policy on June 21, 2022. The new policy reverses most aspects...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jun 6, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – U.S. Offensive Cyber Operations in Support of Ukraine Last Wednesday, General Paul Nakasone, Commander of United States Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency, opened the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| May 24, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, LOAC History, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Negotiating an End to the Fighting As the conflict in Ukraine grinds on with no end in sight, speculation over the possibility of negotiating an end to the fighting continues. Most discussion has centered on the terms of any such agreement....
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Michael N. Schmitt
| May 9, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Are We at War? Last week, allegations that the United States and a number of other NATO nations are providing intelligence to Ukraine that enables attacks against Russian forces continued to surface. Broadly speaking, the reports of...
