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The Technicolor Zone of Cyberspace – Part I

Two leading experts on cyber law analyze the U.K. Attorney General's major speech on international law and cyber, delivered at Chatham House last month.
May 30, 2018 and

Understanding the Fog of Law: Enduring Ambiguities in International Security Law

The international law governing national security and war is plagued by several critical ambiguities. When can states lawfully resort to armed force? What are the constraints on…
May 30, 2018

Can Humanitarian Assistance Be an Obstacle to Peace? The Example of South Sudan

When President Donald Trump took office, there was considerable uncertainty as to how his administration would address the ongoing crisis in South Sudan, a complex foreign policy…
May 29, 2018

Analysis of Israel’s Supreme Court Decision Allowing Lethal Force in Gaza

On May 25th 2018, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected, in a unanimous decision of a three judge panel, a petition by a group of NGOs which challenged the legality of the Rules of…
May 27, 2018

With New U.S. Arms Sale Pending–What Happened to Saudi Assurances on Civilian Casualties in Yemen?

To get an arms sale past Congress last year, Saudi Arabia promised $750 million to prevent civilian casualties in Yemen. The civilian death toll has since risen.
May 24, 2018

United Kingdom Att’y General’s Speech on International Law and Cyber: Key Highlights

On Wednesday, the United Kingdom’s Attorney General, Jeremy Wright, QC MP, gave a speech at Chatham House on the role of international law in cyberspace. It is the first official…
May 23, 2018

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…
May 22, 2018 and

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,…
May 21, 2018

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.  …
May 17, 2018

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…
May 16, 2018

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…
May 16, 2018

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,…
May 15, 2018
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