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Paul A.L. Ducheine
| Aug 7, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Use of Force
The “Aggregated” Accumulation of Events Doctrine: Three Operational Hypotheticals Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s forthcoming contribution to “What if in 2031” in a fall/winter publication at the NATO Defence College (Rome). The post’s hyperlinks...
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Russell Buchan
| Jul 28, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Neutrality, Use of Force
Self-Defence, the Principle of Due Diligence, and the Law of Neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Russia’s (unlawful) aggression against Ukraine, and the international armed conflict that it has triggered, raises many novel questions concerning the interpretation...
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Robert Kolb
| Jul 20, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Targeting
Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello Targeting There is a growing tendency to devise a double targeting criterion for attacks: one for jus ad bellum (JAB); and one for jus in bello (JIB), and to require that the conditions for each are met so that an attack or other...
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Oded Hen
| May 29, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Are Evacuation Orders Unlawful Under International Law? A Case Study of Southern Lebanon Recent commentaries have characterized evacuation orders in contemporary armed conflicts, including those of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in southern Lebanon, as forcible...
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Kathy Paradis
| May 26, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law
Legal Interoperability Lessons from the Red Sea The landscape of 21st century warfare is rapidly changing. After 20 years of fighting terrorism by non-State actors, great power competition and hybrid threats now dominate the security landscape, along with a return to...
