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16 Jul Symposium on PMSCs: AI Broke the Code – The International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers and Emerging Technologies
...ecosystems—integrating AI-powered surveillance, facial recognition, behavioral analytics, predictive policing algorithms, and biometric identification tools into their service portfolios. One need only look to Anduril Industries, a U.S.-based defense technology firm founded by Silicon Valley engineers and former military operatives, to grasp the scale of this shift. The company develops autonomous surveillance towers, sensor-laden autonomous drones and underwater systems, and is now even helping integrate augmented-reality headsets for frontline troops. At the heart of its operations lies the Lattice platform—a powerful dual-use AI-enabled operating system that fuses sensor inputs across domains,...18 Apr Kony 2012: Seven Questions about Social Media Campaigns and International Law
...public about the legal concept of “genocide.” When Wikileaks disseminated its viral “Collateral Murder” video it doctored the film, confusing the audience about the complexity of events on the ground and about the distinction between “murder,” “war crimes” and “lawful targeting.” Assange’s later conflation of “civilian casualties” with “war crimes” in his promotion of the Afghan War Diaries dataset put civilian harms on the agenda, but promoted a fallacious understanding of what “war crimes” are. The public debate over drones is equally confused on these points – a process that...09 Dec Weekly News Wrap: December 9, 2013
...unmanned aircraft to monitor the volatile border with Rwanda and Uganda, the first time UN peacekeepers have deployed surveillance drones. France said it will start disarming fighters in the Central African Republic by force if necessary, as relative calm returned to the capital Bangui following three days of heavy fighting between Christians and Muslims. Europe The Vatican refused to provide the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child with information on the Church’s internal investigations into the sexual abuse of children by clergy, saying that its policy was to...
19 Dec Inhuman-in-the-loop: AI-targeting and the Erosion of Moral Restraint
[ Neil Renic is a Researcher at the Centre for Military Studies at the University of Copenhagen, focusing on the changing character and regulation of armed conflict, and emerging military technologies such as armed drones and autonomous weapons. Elke Schwarz is Reader in Political Theory at Queen Mary University London, specialising in ethics of war and ethics of technology with an emphasis on unmanned and autonomous / intelligent military technologies and their impact on the politics of contemporary warfare.] A recent report by the Israeli magazine +972 on the use...19 Oct Events and Announcements: 19 October 2025
...acts, are: discipline and borders, (re)imagination and continuity, violence and reckoning, acoustics and storytelling, and friendship and kindness. A wide gamut of touchpoints dovetails into a beautifully eclectic medley. These include criminal law, the law of war, music and harm, gender-based violence, nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence, law after war, the crime of aggression, drones and targets, the domestication of international law, and the role of law in inter-state relations. The book journeys to many places, including Japan, Bosnia and Ukraine, while reflecting on the role of teaching and mentorship...17 Oct Weekly News Wrap: Thursday, October 17, 2013
...Soviet rule in 1956. In a report commissioned ahead of an EU summit in December, Catherine Ashton (the EU foreign policy chief) said European governments should commit to cooperative projects in drones, a new satellite communications system, cyber defense and plugging a shortfall in air tankers. Americas The Washington Post details that the US National Security Agency has had a much bigger role in targeted killings than previously known, garnered from information that has come to light with the recent leaks by Edward Snowden. The US government shutdown has come...
19 Sep When the World Looks Away: How the Iran–Israel Conflict Diverted Focus from Ukraine
...Russia and Iran do not have a formal military alliance, their strategic partnership has strengthened considerably. Moscow benefits from Iranian drones and missile technology on the Ukraine battlefield, while Tehran gains diplomatic support and political cover from Russia amid the Israel-Iran conflict. This nuanced cooperation allows both adversaries to exploit Western distraction and advance their regional and global agendas. Iran’s weapons exports have become a lifeline for Russia’s war machine, helping to replenish its depleted stockpiles and sustain offensive operations. In return, Russia provides Tehran with valuable geopolitical backing, shielding...
18 Nov The Use of False Acoustic Signatures by Submarines: Perfidy or Ruse of War?
...Submarines Every submarine has a unique “acoustic fingerprint.” Its engines, machinery, and propellers produce a pattern of sound that naval intelligence agencies catalog and use to identify vessels. Just as a flag signals nationality on the surface, an acoustic signature signals identity underwater. Traditionally, submarines sought to minimize their noise to evade detection. But advances in underwater drones and acoustic technology now make it possible to mimic another submarine’s signature. A vessel could project the sound of a different submarine—or use a decoy unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) to create confusion....22 Nov Cyber POWS and the Second Geneva Convention
...case of unmanned combat systems, such as drones. If the operator of an attack drone witnesses a group of enemy combatants with weapons dropped and waving a white flag, should those soldiers be considered hors de combat and no longer subject to attack? The lack of ground forces to process as POWs those who surrender has made this question a matter of some debate due to the potential for misuse. The difference in the current situation is the greater potential degree of control exercised over those aboard a ship at...
26 Oct Top Gun Maverick: International Law, Empire, and Nostalgia
...vintage motorcycle, the film absolutely drips in nostalgia. Some technological advances are welcome, like Maverick flying a test R&D plane at Mach-10, while others, like the overreliance on drones, exemplified by Rear Admiral Cain, “The Drone Ranger,” coming to shut down Maverick’s test program and absorb these funds for his drone program, are not. Maverick, and is there a better character name to stand-in for American exceptionalism than Maverick, more than once is reminded that “The future is coming and you’re not in it.” But Maverick will not be deterred....