Military Aid to Russia and International Law

Military Aid to Russia and International Law

by | Sep 12, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality, State Responsibility, Use of Force

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...
Ukraine Symposium – Territorial Acquisition and Armed Conflict

Ukraine Symposium – Territorial Acquisition and Armed Conflict

by | Aug 29, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Use of Force

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,...
The Niger Coup and the Prospect of ECOWAS Military Intervention: An International Law Appraisal

The Niger Coup and the Prospect of ECOWAS Military Intervention: An International Law Appraisal

by , | Aug 21, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Use of Force

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,...
Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Counterterrorism Thinking and “Large-Scale Combat Operations”

Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Counterterrorism Thinking and “Large-Scale Combat Operations”

by | May 29, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Use of Force

Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Counterterrorism Thinking and “Large-Scale Combat Operations” Editor’s note: The following post highlights a subject addressed during an expert workshop that the Lieber Institute co-convened alongside Harvard Law...
Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Legal Considerations Before and During LSCOs

Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Legal Considerations Before and During LSCOs

by , | May 24, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict

Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Legal Considerations Before and During LSCOs Editor’s note: The following post highlights a subject addressed during an expert workshop that the Lieber Institute co-convened alongside Harvard Law School’s Program on...