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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jan 31, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Attacking Dams – Part I: Customary International Law The New York Times recently reported on a March 2017 airstrike by U.S. forces against the Tabqa Dam, the largest in Syria. At the time of the attack, U.S. forces were supporting Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jan 16, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation, Targeting, Use of Force
Russian Cyber Operations and Ukraine: The Legal Framework Last week, hostile cyber operations targeted approximately 70 Ukrainian government websites, including that of the Cabinet. Affected sites included Diia, the most widely used site for handling online government...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jan 7, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, History of LOAC, Interpretation & Development, LOAC History
Embracing LOAC Pluralism Although the prospect of war remains, the end of two decades of active hostilities affords the United States and its partners the breathing room to rethink their approaches to developing and interpreting the law of armed conflict (LOAC). In...
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Lieber Institute
| Dec 30, 2021 | AoW Posts, Blog, LOAC History, Uncategorized
Year in Review – 2021 The approach of a new year provides an opportunity to reflect on the past year and to anticipate what the future may hold in the next. In keeping with the tradition of year-in-review surveys, we asked affiliates of the Lieber Institute what...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Dec 23, 2021 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility, Use of Force
Over-the-Horizon Operations – Part III: How May Force Be Used? Part I of this series examined when the United States may lawfully resort to force in the form of over-the-horizon (OTH) operations, a question that looms large given President Biden’s July...
