Law of Armed Conflict/IHL

The ceasefire in Gaza faces many challenges and is currently threatened by serious violations. What can we learn from the experience of ceasefires elsewhere?

Just Security's collection of articles analyzing the implications of AI for society, democracy, human rights, and warfare.

A catalog of over 100 articles (many with Ukrainian translations) on the Russia Ukraine War -- law, diplomacy, policy options, and more.

The U.S. operations conducted to date against suspected members of drug cartels stretch the applicable international law rules and their interpretation beyond recognition.

A new framework for autonomous weapons shows that real control depends on embedded human judgment across design, command, and operation.

Hegseth’s attack on the ROE demonstrates a dangerously limited – and legally incorrect – view about these rules and what they are for.

Tess Bridgeman and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane to analyze the facts, the law, and implications of U.S. killings in the Caribbean.

Annotated questions Congress should be asking about U.S. military strikes on suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean.

The Trump administration’s “armed conflict” justification, however, is groundless.

Analysis by former career judge advocate officer and former court-martial prosecutor.

If allowed to go unchecked, the Caribbean strikes could encourage additional unlawful executions by the United States and other leaders.

Context for those seeking to understand what it does (and does not) mean for the UN Commission to make a genocide determination.