by Michael N. Schmitt, Kevin S. Coble | Sep 27, 2023
The Evolving Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict – An International Law Perspective – Part I Editors’ Note: This post is the first in a two-part series addressing international legal issues related to the ongoing situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. On 19 September,...
by Omar Mekky | Sep 25, 2023
Islamic Jihadism and the Laws of War In my position as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) regional legal coordinator in the Middle East and North Africa for the last ten years, I’ve had the sad privilege to witness the ugly wars between various States...
by Michael N. Schmitt | Sep 12, 2023
Military Aid to Russia and International Law North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, is in Russia to discuss military support, including supplying artillery shells and rockets, for Russian operations against Ukraine. In the past, North Korea has supplied the Wagner Group...
by Michael N. Schmitt | Aug 29, 2023
Ukraine Symposium – Territorial Acquisition and Armed Conflict Soon after the outbreak of its international armed conflict with Ukraine in 2014, Russia annexed Crimea. Eight years later, it also annexed territory around the four Ukrainian oblasts of Donetsk,...
by Russell Buchan, Nicholas Tsagourias | Aug 21, 2023
The Niger Coup and the Prospect of ECOWAS Military Intervention: An International Law Appraisal On 26 July 2023 the Nigerien military, led by the Head of the Presidential Guard General Abdourahamane Tchiani, seized power from the democratically elected president,...
