Lieber Workshop 2024: International Law and the Future of Multi-Domain Operations in the Indo-Pacific

Lieber Workshop 2024: International Law and the Future of Multi-Domain Operations in the Indo-Pacific

Lieber Workshop 2024: International Law and the Future of Multi-Domain Operations in the Indo-Pacific Editors’ note: The views expressed in this post are those of the authors and not necessarily those of any other workshop participants. From October 28 to 31, 2024,...
Strait Talk: Time to Exercise Navigational Freedoms in the Taiwan Strait Beyond Mere Transit?

Strait Talk: Time to Exercise Navigational Freedoms in the Taiwan Strait Beyond Mere Transit?

Strait Talk: Time to Exercise Navigational Freedoms in the Taiwan Strait Beyond Mere Transit? Last month, a Japanese naval vessel traveled through the Taiwan Strait (the Strait), a first in the history of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force, along with naval vessels...
Taiwan’s New Rules of Engagement

Taiwan’s New Rules of Engagement

Taiwan’s New Rules of Engagement In July 2024, Taiwan’s military released to the public its rules of engagement (ROE) prior to testing their effectiveness in the annual Han Kuang exercises, which took place on July 22-26. Taiwan developed the ROE in 2017 and revised...
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Charts a Course for Countering China’s Legal Warfare

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Charts a Course for Countering China’s Legal Warfare

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Charts a Course for Countering China’s Legal Warfare The threat of violence looms large behind China’s campaign of “legal warfare” and Congress is taking note. Section 1284 of the Senate’s draft Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization...
Multi-Domain Legal Warfare: China’s Coordinated Attack on International Rule of Law

Multi-Domain Legal Warfare: China’s Coordinated Attack on International Rule of Law

Multi-Domain Legal Warfare: China’s Coordinated Attack on International Rule of Law Law has emerged as an integral element of gray zone competition. State and non-State actors alike increasingly view law as a means to shape operational spaces, forge perceptions of...