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Laurie R. Blank
| Nov 8, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
Defeat: Meanings, Consequences, Law, and Doctrine Victory. Defeat. Two seemingly straightforward words that capture the big-picture objectives and results of war. As many current and recent conflicts over the past few decades demonstrate, however, the reality is...
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Amichai Cohen,
Yuval Shany
| Oct 11, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Use of Force
“Well, it Depends”: The Explosive Pagers Attack Revisited On 17 September, 2024, thousands of pagers distributed by Hezbollah to its operatives in Lebanon and Syria exploded. On the following day, hundreds of walkie talkies used by Hezbollah operatives also exploded....
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Rachel VanLandingham
| Oct 7, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism, United States v Najibullah Symposium
United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Bad Apples are Still Apples Editors’ note: This post is part of a two-post symposium on a pretrial hearing in the case United States v. Najibullah. An introductory post by Professor Sean Watts provides background on the case and...
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Peter S. Konchak
| Aug 13, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
The “Total Defeat” of Hamas and the End of NIAC Since the onset of the hostilities in Gaza that began on October 7, 2023, Israel has consistently identified the “complete destruction” of the “military and governmental capabilities” of Hamas as one of its principal war...
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Peter A. Dutton
| Apr 22, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
Palestine’s Quest for Full United Nations Membership Amidst the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, the United States vetoed Palestine’s latest bid for full acceptance as a member State of the United Nations (UN). In the view of the United States, the only...
