The US military must be prepared to confront hybrid threats, best defined as non-state entities equipped with advanced weapons normally associated with conventional militaries. These non-state entities routinely co-locate command centers and other military targets in urban environments and deliberately…
Terrorist groups like Hamas know exactly how to manipulate international law to their advantage. The laws of war are intended to limit conflict and minimize casualties. But what happens when terrorists use these same laws to expand conflict and kill…
While a United Nations panel stages a guilt-before-the-evidence probe of Israel’s conduct in last summer’s Gaza war, a task force of retired U.S. generals is warning American commanders never to do what Israel did — pull their punches. The biggest…
Israel’s military went far beyond its legal obligation last summer during its Gaza operation to prevent civilian casualties, according to report by a panel of former senior U.S. military officials and legal experts. The Gaza Conflict Task Force report, which…