by Martin Faix, Marko Svicevic, Sean Watts | Feb 20, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Regulating Military Force Series, Use of Force
Regulating Military Force Series – Introduction In 1970, Professor Thomas Franck boldly concluded that only 25 years after the adoption of the UN Charter, Article 2(4) had been killed by the very States that had created it. In the 50 years since this conclusion,...
by William H. Boothby | Feb 16, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Space Law, Use of Force
Russian Nuclear Weapons in Space Recent news reports indicate that U.S. authorities fear Russia “wants to put,” a nuclear weapon into space, with U.S. intelligence describing this as a “serious security threat.” The suggested possible purpose of the weapons would be...
by Peter S. Konchak | Feb 14, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Use of Force
Ceasefire in International Armed Conflict: Implications for Jus Ad Bellum Self-Defense In recent months, various commentators have proposed that Ukraine should agree to a ceasefire with Russia as a means of ending the ongoing hostilities of the Russo-Ukrainian War....
by Michael N. Schmitt | Feb 12, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Yoram Dinstein (1936-2024) Editors’ note: This post honors Professor Yoram Dinstein, who passed away on Saturday February 10, 2024. Over the coming weeks, Articles of War will feature a series of posts to recognize Professor Dinstein’s work and the significant...
by Gary Corn, Eric Jensen | Feb 8, 2024 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Lieber Studies Big Data Volume, Use of Force
Lieber Studies Big Data Volume – Attacking Big Data: Strategic Competition, the Race for AI, and Cyber Sabotage Editors’ note: This post is based on the authors’ chapter in Big Data and Armed Conflict (Laura Dickinson and Ed Berg eds. 2024), the ninth volume of...