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Cyber Warfare
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Criminal Law Library Blog
Rethinking Cyber Warfare Through the Eyes of Its Reviewers: A Comparative Assessment.
Rethinking Cyber Warfare: The International Relations of Digital DisruptionAuthor: R. David EdelmanPublisher: Oxford University Press, 2024Length: 416 pagesISBN: 9780197509685 (hardcover)Publication: February 21, 2024 (Oxford Academic); May 7, 2024 (hardcover release)Oxford…
ComplexDiscovery
How a general’s walk across a bridge tested Putin’s claim to Svyatohirsk
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: Putin told the world on Sept. 1 that Russian forces had taken Svyatohirsk. Six days later, Brig. Gen. Andriy Biletskyi walked across the town’s bridge on camera, unhelmeted,…
ComplexDiscovery
When hacktivists join the fight: A closer read of Cyber Law Toolkit scenario 36
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: Volunteer hackers now shadow armed conflict, from the collectives that hit Aeroflot last July to the pro-Iran groups claiming attacks in this year’s conflict. Scenario 36 of the…
ComplexDiscovery
The three silent hours: How Russia’s cyber war targets Ukraine’s newsrooms
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: Russia’s summer offensive has stalled on the ground, so the Kremlin has shifted weight to the layer where it still moves freely: information. In the first week of…
ComplexDiscovery
When the refineries burn: Ukraine’s strikes turn Russia’s energy backbone into a cautionary tale
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: Russia’s move to weigh diesel and jet fuel export limits marks the moment a months-long Ukrainian drone campaign started rewriting the Kremlin’s economics. With roughly a quarter of…
EJIL: Talk!
Announcements: CfP Mapping International Law’s Second Worlds; Digital Battlefields Summer School; From Transitional to Transformative Justice Seminar; Law, Environment and Vulnerability PhD Workshop; Rosalyn Higgins Prize
By Mary Guest
1. Call for Papers: SWAIL II – Mapping International Law’s Second Worlds: Middle Powers, Semi-Peripheries and Shifting Hierarchies in the Global Legal Order. Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore…
RopesDataPhiles
When Cyberwar Hits the Corporate Home Front
By Ama Adams, Fran Faircloth, Edward McNicholas, James Dowden, John Bueker, Laura Hoey, Josh Levy, Sarah Walters, Gregg Weiner, Rob Silvers
As recent events indicate, American companies may be the subject of destructive data “wiper” attacks and potential data theft by Iran-linked hackers. Ongoing tensions in the Middle East underscore the…
NUALS Law Journal
The Cyber Blockade Dilemma: Redefining Warfare in International Law
By Nualslj
Manya Gupta Introduction In June 2025, amid escalating hostilities with Israel, the Iranian government declared a near-total internet blackout, cutting off around 97% of the country’s digital connectivity for thirteen…
ComplexDiscovery
Urban Combat and Digital Shadows: Pokrovsk and the Convergence of Kinetic and Information Warfare
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: The evolving fight for Pokrovsk isn’t just a battlefield update—it’s a front-line demonstration of how kinetic warfare, drone saturation, and digital disruption now converge. This article includes and…
ComplexDiscovery
Defending the Digital Frontier: European Nations Forge Resilience Against Relentless Cyber Warfare
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: ComplexDiscovery and HaystackID Newsline staff attended the October 2025 Tallinn Digital Summit to cover developments in European cyber defense, digital governance, and emerging threats. This article examines insights…