Ukraine Symposium – Dragon Drones and the Law of Armed Conflict

Ukraine Symposium – Dragon Drones and the Law of Armed Conflict

Ukraine Symposium – Dragon Drones and the Law of Armed Conflict In early September, social media users uploaded videos depicting a Ukrainian drone spewing a burning substance along a dense tree line, allegedly where Russian troops were hiding (see here, here, here,...
Attacks on Merchant Shipping: Which State Has the Right to Respond in Self-Defence?

Attacks on Merchant Shipping: Which State Has the Right to Respond in Self-Defence?

Attacks on Merchant Shipping: Which State Has the Right to Respond in Self-Defence? On April 13, 2024, Iranian special forces seized the Portuguese flagged MSC Aries near the Strait of Hormuz as it sailed towards the Nhava Sheva port in India. The ship, which...
Houthi Operations in the Red Sea and LOAC?

Houthi Operations in the Red Sea and LOAC?

Houthi Operations in the Red Sea and LOAC? CAPT (ret.) Pete Pedrozo has recently provided an excellent update on escalating maritime threats and operations by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea area. As he has noted, these attacks are asserted by the perpetrators as...
The U.S. Turkish Drone Shootdown Over Syria and the Jus Ad Bellum

The U.S. Turkish Drone Shootdown Over Syria and the Jus Ad Bellum

The U.S. Turkish Drone Shootdown Over Syria and the Jus Ad Bellum In early October, the United States shot down an armed Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) operating over Syrian airspace with an F-16 fighter jet. The aerial engagement was unusual, if not...
Military Markings and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Military Markings and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Military Markings and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles The duty to distinguish oneself from non-combatants and civilians (e.g., by wearing a uniform or distinctive emblem) is a characteristic of every domain of warfare, including the aerial environment. In naval and air...