Warfare Integration and Implications: Rules and Laws Governing Multinational Military Units, Operations and Cyberspace

Written by Giuseppe Alfio Ira, Madeleine Brach, Alberto Pineda Alcántara and Leandro Pereira Mendes. Allying militarily and entering combat jointly with other sovereign powers is hardly unusual. Such practices extend the length…

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Drones and Mines: Demining Operation Theatres

Evolving within a theatre of operations implies evolving in a minefield, both literally and figuratively. Land force operations often take place in conflict zones, on ground that has been altered by past or present combat. The death and injury of thousands is caused every year by several kinds of mines: improvised explosive devices (IEDs); unexploded but still armed munitions (UXOs); or explosive remnants of past wars (ERWs) (UNMAS, 2015) which remain in place. Today it is estimated that more than 100 million armed mines remain active (MINESWEEPERS, 2016).

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