Michael Schmitt
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- Sep 23, 2026
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Expert Backgrounder: Weapons in Space Under International Law (opens the original)
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On Sept. 14, Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, speaking at the Air and Space Forces Association’s annual Air, Space, and Cyber Conference, announced that “the United States has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action.” His statement marked the first official acknowledgment that the United States had operational weapons in orbit. Reaction from U.S. adversaries was swift. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson urged the United States
Expert Backgrounder: Military Justice in the Israel Defense Forces (opens the original)
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On August 19, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced decisions regarding five Gaza-conflict incidents reviewed by its General Staff Fact-Finding and Assessment Mechanism (FFAM), which examines exceptional operational incidents. The five cases involved casualties among personnel from World Central Kitchen, the Palestine Red Crescent Society, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and Médecins Sans Frontières, as well as individual Palestinian civili
Iran’s Conditions for Reopening Hormuz and International Law (opens the original)
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On Aug. 8, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, the then-secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, set out conditions that the Iranian government says the United States must satisfy before Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The conditions are fivefold: (1) never threaten Iran or insult its religious or national values; (2) permanently end what Iran characterizes as U.S. “war and aggression” against Iran and Iran-aligned actors in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and Iraq; (3) lift the U.S. naval
Strategic Attack on Iran: Airpower’s Promises, Limits, and Lessons (opens the original)
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This article is part of Just Security’s Collection: Iran, Israel and the United States at War (2025-2026 Operations). Operation Epic Fury, which began on Feb. 28, has showcased a formidable display of airpower. U.S. aircraft have struck targets including air defenses, coastal surveillance systems, command and control facilities, missile and drone sites, naval forces, and communications networks. As the war drags on, with the Strait of Hormuz closed and Iran retaliating across the region, the tar
When Civilian Infrastructure Becomes a Lawful Target (opens the original)
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This article is part of Just Security’s Collection: Iran, Israel and the United States at War (2025-2026 Operations). On July 18, reports emerged that Ukrainian long-range drones struck two Wildberries warehouses in Russia. Wildberries is Russia’s largest online retailer, roughly equivalent to Amazon. The attacks killed eight warehouse employees and injured many others. Given that both of the warehouses were located far from the front (one only 30 miles from Moscow), the strikes brought the war
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