Year Ahead – A Year to Refrain from Destructive War Rhetoric
by Rosa-Lena Lauterbach | Jan 7, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Year Ahead – A Year to Refrain from Destructive War Rhetoric Editors’ note: We are pleased to announce that Articles of War has recently added several thematic editors to our staff. Each editor has contributed a post to this year’s Year Ahead series with thoughts on...
Taiwan Statehood (or not) and its Ramification for Armed Conflict
by Eric Jensen, Emily Crawford, Peter A. Dutton, Hsiu-An Hsiao | Dec 20, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Use of Force
Taiwan Statehood (or not) and its Ramification for Armed Conflict As outlined in a previous Articles of War post, the recent 2024 Lieber Workshop focused on international law and the future of multi-domain operations in the Indo-Pacific. One of the workshop’s panels...
Rules of Engagement in Large-Scale Combat Operations: Force Enabler or Much Ado About Nothing?
by Chris De Cock | Dec 13, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy, Targeting, Use of Force
Rules of Engagement in Large-Scale Combat Operations: Force Enabler or Much Ado About Nothing? Rules of Engagement (ROE) have traditionally played a major role in the execution of military operations, particularly when a given situation has not reached the threshold...
The Suspension of Hostilities in the Israel-Hezbollah Armed Conflict
by Michael N. Schmitt | Dec 11, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
The Suspension of Hostilities in the Israel-Hezbollah Armed Conflict A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect on 27 November. According to the U.S. State Department, “Broadly speaking, it has been successful in stopping the fighting and...