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William Casey Biggerstaff
| Oct 22, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Use of Force
Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine’s “Indefinite” Incursion into Russia and the Jus ad Bellum In early August, following two and a half years of attempts to repulse invading Russian forces from its eastern territories, Ukraine conducted a large-scale ground counteroffensive...
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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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Michael N. Schmitt
| Oct 7, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Targeting, Use of Force
Attacking Iran: Retaliation or Self-Defense? On October 1, Iran launched a major two-wave attack consisting of over 180 missiles against Israel. The primary targets were the headquarters of Mossad and three Israeli Air Force bases. However, Israel’s multi-layered air...
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Ken Watkin
| Sep 4, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
International Law and Intelligence Gathering: Mind the Gaps Intelligence gathering is a fundamental element of both statecraft and the conduct of hostilities. Its integral role in armed conflict is evident in the Israel intelligence service, the Shin Bet, having...
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Tamer Morris
| Sep 3, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation
The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on the Occupied Palestinian Territory Twenty years after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its advisory opinion on the consequences of the Israeli Wall, the UN General Assembly asked the ICJ to issue another advisory opinion...