Armed Conflict

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View from Socotra Island: Yemen War and Threats to the UN Charter

A small Yemeni island was recently at the center of a little-noticed standoff between three states—Yemen, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia. The dispute reveals…

The Unknown Cost of America’s Counterterrorism Efforts

A Stimson Center working group released a study last week on the costs of America’s counterterrorism efforts, and it found about what you’d expect: nearly 17 years after 9/11,…

Gaza and Israel: What Do Calls for “Restraint” Really Mean?

International reactions to the violence that erupted this week on Gaza’s border with Israel have taken shape around a somewhat familiar refrain – a call for restraint.  …

Collectivizing Threat: An Analysis of Israel’s Legal Claims for Resort to Force on the Gaza Border

The aim of this article is not to vindicate one narrative over the other or to pass judgment on specific factual claims, which must be thoroughly investigated. It also doesn't…

The Latin American View of Jus ad Bellum

For the past few weeks, Rebecca Ingber, Elvina Pothelet, Priya Pillai and I have been engaged in the task of systematizing State reactions to the April 14 air strikes carried out…

Does the U.S. “Deliberately Misinterpret” the Laws of War?–A Response to Gabor Rona

I recently wrote about problems in the Pentagon’s procedures for post-strike civilian casualty assessments in places like Iraq and Syria. Gabor Rona’s letter-to-the-editor,…

Letter to the Editor: Much More Iceberg Below the Surface on Civilian Casualties

[Editor’s note: Ryan Goodman responds to Gabor Rona in a follow-on piece.] Ryan Goodman makes a compelling case that the United States undercounts its civilian casualties.…
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AI-4-Good in War

The United Nations campaign entitled #AI4good highlights positive ways artificial intelligence (AI) can be used for the good of humanity. The #AI4Good Summit in Geneva this week…

Legal Limits on Military Assistance to Proxy Forces: Pathways for State and Official Responsibility

This article is the latest in our Fog of Law series that examines the gray zones in international law and conflict that can be exploited by states. The series comes in advance…

‘If the world knows, they’ll stop the war’: Reflections from Southern Yemen

Oxfam America's Scott T. Paul traveled to Yemen last month to better understand the drivers of the humanitarian crisis taking place there. Here's what he learned on that trip.…

AI, Law of Armed Conflict, and “Liminal” Conflict Among Technological Peer Great Powers

Above: People look at drones the Ukrainian government claims it recovered in eastern Ukraine that prove direct Russian involvement in the fighting between Ukrainian troops and…

Navigating the Terrain at the Intersection of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

This article is the latest in our Fog of Law series that examines the gray zones in international law and conflict that can be exploited by states. The series comes in advance…
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