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Sean P. Mahoney,
Steve Szymanski
| Sep 27, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Detention, Law of Armed Conflict
Reflections on RUSI’s Tactical Lessons from IDF Operations in Gaza, 2023 In July, Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds published a paper entitled “Tactical Lessons from Israel Defense Forces Operations in Gaza, 2023” on behalf of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)....
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Steve Szymanski,
Peter C. Combe
| Apr 1, 2022 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
The Siren Song of Universal Jurisdiction: A Cautionary Note In the face of the humanitarian crises and government abuses in the Syrian Civil War, the German Office of the Federal Prosecutor General initiated prosecution against a number of Syrian officials for a range...
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Steve Szymanski,
Ronald Alcala
| Feb 28, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Detention, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Legal Status of Ukraine’s Resistance Forces In the lead up to Russia’s invasion, Ukraine prepared to defend its territory by, among other things, training its citizens to serve as a “resistance in waiting.” The extent to which these resistance forces have engaged...
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Steve Szymanski,
Chris Koschnitzky
| Jan 24, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Detention, Law of Armed Conflict, LOAC History
Afghanistan 2021: Reflections from the Stockton Center for International Law’s Workshop Despite over twenty years of legal analysis, many issues regarding the Afghanistan conflict remain unsettled. At a recent Stockton Center for International Law law of armed...
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Steve Szymanski,
Mike Marchman
| Sep 8, 2021 | AoW Posts, Blog, Targeting, Use of Force
“Over-the-Horizon Operations” in Afghanistan The United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan has rightly dominated the world’s attention. The suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26th, resulting in the loss of 10 Marines, 2 Army...