Nuclear Weapons Part III – What Is To Be Done?

Nuclear Weapons Part III – What Is To Be Done?

by | Apr 15, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law

Nuclear Weapons Part III – What Is To Be Done? Editors’ note: This is the third of a four-part post on legal considerations applicable to nuclear weapons. If the prospects for significant nuclear disarmament in 2026 or indeed in the foreseeable future do not appear to...
Nuclear Weapons Part I – Opposing Perspectives

Nuclear Weapons Part I – Opposing Perspectives

by | Mar 30, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law

Nuclear Weapons Part I – Opposing Perspectives Editors’ note: This is the first of a four-part post on legal considerations applicable to nuclear weapons. This post will explore the fundamental differences of view on nuclear weapons and their implications. But...
Anti-Personnel Mines in a Post-Hostilities Environment: The Case of Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict

Anti-Personnel Mines in a Post-Hostilities Environment: The Case of Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict

by | Feb 27, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law

Anti-Personnel Mines in a Post-Hostilities Environment: The Case of Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Few contemporary conflicts have been as deeply saturated with landmines as the protracted confrontation between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Over three decades of intermittent...
Of Open and Closed Systems – War Caught in Lotus and Anti-Lotus

Of Open and Closed Systems – War Caught in Lotus and Anti-Lotus

by | Jan 12, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force

Of Open and Closed Systems – War Caught in Lotus and Anti-Lotus Within every system of law there are open legal sub-systems that offer residual freedom to act and closed sub-systems where residual prohibitions prevail. In the first, the maxim is that what is not...
The Ban on Force or the System: What’s Really Dying?

The Ban on Force or the System: What’s Really Dying?

by | Sep 12, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Use of Force

The Ban on Force or the System: What’s Really Dying? In the past year, a growing chorus of voices has warned that the international “rule-based” order—along with the prohibition on the use of force—is unraveling, with the United States poised to withdraw from the very...