Dismissing the importance of the law of war is a recipe for strategic disaster, the author of this op-ed argues. Here, U.S. soldiers provide suppressing fire during an exercise at Novo Selo Training ...

WHEN lists are compiled of great military commanders, Gustavus Adolphus, Sweden’s king from 1611 to 1632, is often near the top. Innovation and daring were his watchwords, and had to be. Aged 16 when ...

CNN legal analyst Elie Honig explains that the Department of Defense Law of War Manual uses a second strike on defenseless survivors of a shipwreck, such as the one the Washington Post says took place ...

For perspective on the U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats and the legal concerns, Geoff Bennett spoke with retired Maj. Gen. Steven Lepper. He served as the Air Force's Deputy Judge ...

The US vice-president, J.D. Vance, recently declared that he “doesn’t give a shit” if the Trump administration’s strike on a suspected Venezuelan gang boat is called a “war crime”. In a speech to ...