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Michael N. Schmitt
| Mar 18, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality, Rules of Engagement, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
A No-Fly Zone over Ukraine and International Law In an impassioned address to the U.S. Congress on March 16, Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, asked the United States for additional military assistance, including the establishment of a no-fly zone. This is a...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Mar 7, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Use of Force
Providing Arms and Materiel to Ukraine: Neutrality, Co-belligerency, and the Use of Force Since the outbreak of renewed hostilities on February 24, numerous States have provided Ukraine significant military assistance in its ongoing armed conflict with Russia. NATO...
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Chris Koschnitzky,
Michael N. Schmitt
| Mar 4, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Russian Troops Out of Uniform and Prisoner of War Status The presence of Russian troops in civilian clothes or Ukrainian military uniforms has been repeatedly reported during the conflict, especially attempting to enter Kyiv. As Ukrainian forces continue to defend...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Feb 28, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Use of Force
Russia’s “Special Military Operation” and the (Claimed) Right of Self-Defense On 24 February, Russia attacked Ukraine on several fronts. Two days earlier, President Vladimir Putin had announced Russia’s recognition of Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics in the...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Feb 2, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Law of Armed Conflict, LOAC History, Targeting
Attacking Dams – Part II: The 1977 Additional Protocols A recent New York Times report of a 2017 attack by U.S. forces against the Tabqa Dam in Syria has sparked controversy and criticism. In Part I of this series, I described reports of that incident and...
