Guest Post: Prof Pete Pedrozo on “Russia’s Shadow Fleet”
Heard about Russia’s “shadow fleet”? A few weeks ago Germany seized an oil tanker alleged to be part of it, and more recently another tanker with a murky status was boarded and detained by...
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Col. Ted Richard on “Can International Law Constrain Russian Behavior?”
Today popular Lawfire® contributor Colonel Ted Richard treats us to another of his thoughtful and scholarly analyses, and this one could not be more timely. Writing in his personal capacity he grapples with the...
Podcast: The former U.S. Ambassador to Russia speaks to the LENS Conference
One of the highlights of the 28th Annual National Security Law Conference was the terrific “fireside chat’ with Ambassador John J. Sullivan, the former US deputy secretary of state and former US ambassador to...
Podcast: “The Russo-Ukraine Conflict and the Law of War”
This edition of the videos from Duke’s 28th Annual National Security Law Conference addresses one of the most important topics in international law today: “The Russo-Ukraine Conflict and the Law of War“ Moderated by...
Why you may not see many accused Russian war criminals tried in U.S. courts
It is a truism that everyone wants perpetrators of war crimes held accountable, and no one debates that victims of these terrible offenses deserve justice. That said, to what extent are U.S. courts the...
Guest Post: Japan’s Northern Territories: An Opportunity to Impose Multiple Dilemmas on Russia (and China)
Today I am very pleased to introduce another new Lawfire®contributor, Major Alec Rice, of the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General Corps. Writing in his personal capacity, Major Rice explains to us the history and...
Is attacking the electricity infrastructure used by civilians always a war crime?
Since Russia’s grotesquely illegal invasion of Ukraine last February, experts have detailed the failures, incompetence, and savagery of its military. In that context, consider this disturbing new report from CNBC: “Since Oct. 10, Russia...
Law and the killing of a Russian propagandist: Some Q & A
Can a person identified as a journalist or political commentator who nevertheless spreads hateful propaganda and disinformation be legally targeted in war? That is one of many questions to be considered following the recent...
Guest Post: “Wagner Group Atrocities – Holding Russia Accountable Under Prosecutor v. Tadic?”
Today’s guest post is by Army judge advocate LTC Alex Kostin (writing in his personal capacity). He argues for accountability for the atrocities allegedly committed in Ukraine by the Russian military company, the Wagner...
Dr. Frank Hoffman on “Defining and Securing Success in Ukraine”
What is the way forward in the Ukraine crisis? In today’s post Dr. Frank Hoffman joins us again to discuss that very question in his thoughtful but extremely candid way. As he puts it,...
