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Theaters of War - Sebastian Kaempf

Law and the Future of War - December 14, 2022 23:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This is the first episode in our special series on entertainment and the law of war. In this episode, Dr Sebastian Kaempf, a Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, joins Dr Lauren Sanders to discuss. his documentary: and the documents he's uncovered from the US CIA and military Entertai...

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Universal Jurisdiction and Ukraine - Danielle Ireland-Piper and Melinda Rankin

Law and the Future of War - December 03, 2022 00:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this final episode of our series on accountability in Ukraine, Dr Lauren Sanders speaks with Associate Professor Danielle Ireland-Piper and Dr Melinda Rankin about universal jurisdiction and how it may play a part in the prosecution of war crimes occurring in the Ukraine conflict. Danielle ...

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The Strategic Effect of OSINT - Tom Bullock

Law and the Future of War - November 16, 2022 20:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This is the fifth episode in our series on accountability in Ukraine. Following on from our initial exploration into the Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) world, we delve deeper into the technical details of OSINT and its strategic effects with Tom Bullock, a Technical Intelligence Analyst.  Tom...

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Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Ukraine - Benjamin Strick

Law and the Future of War - November 02, 2022 20:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This is the fourth episode in our series about accountability in Ukraine. This episode focuses on the collection and collation of information (and potential evidence) using open-source intelligence.  As you will hear, OSINT has played a key role in the development of the Russian invasion of Ukra...

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Ukraine, The Crime of Aggression and the Need for a Special Tribunal - Carrie McDougall

Law and the Future of War - October 19, 2022 20:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This episode is the third in a series of podcasts analysing accountability in the current Ukrainian conflict. In this third episode, we are speaking with Dr Carrie McDougall, from the University of Melbourne, who has been heavily involved in the proposal for the establishment of a Special Inte...

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The UNGA and Accountability in Ukraine - Rebecca Barber

Law and the Future of War - October 05, 2022 20:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This episode is the second instalment in a series of podcasts analysing accountability in the current Ukrainian conflict. In this episode we are talking to Rebecca Barber, an expert in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) powers and humanitarian action, to discuss the power of the UNGA a...

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The UNGA and Accountability in Ukraine - Rebecca Barber

Law and the Future of War - October 05, 2022 20:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This episode is the second instalment in a series of podcasts analysing accountability in the current Ukrainian conflict. In this episode we are talking to Rebecca Barber, an expert in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) powers and humanitarian action, to discuss the power of the UNGA a...

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Cultural Heritage and Accountability in Ukraine - Ana Vrodljak and Mayee Warren

Law and the Future of War - September 25, 2022 20:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This episode starts a series of podcasts analysing accountability in the current Ukrainian conflict.  In this first episode, we are joined by Ana Filipa Vrodljak, the UNESCO Chair on International Law and Cultural Heritage, and Professor of Law at UTS, and Mayee Warren – a senior practitioner i...

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US DoD Civilian Harm and Mitigation Response Plan – what is it, and what does it propose to do? - Marc Garlasco

Law and the Future of War - September 07, 2022 20:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
On 25 Aug 2022, the US Department of Defense released its Civilian Harm and Mitigation Response Plan, which has been created, in part as a result of the public scrutiny on civilian casualty incidents following the Iraq campaign.  In this episode, Dr Lauren Sanders speaks with Marc Garlasco, who...

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US DoD Civilian Harm and Mitigation Response Plan – what is it, and what does it propose to do? - Marc Garlasco

Law and the Future of War - September 07, 2022 20:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
On 25 Aug 2022, the US Department of Defense released its Civilian Harm and Mitigation Response Plan, which has been created, in part as a result of the public scrutiny on civilian casualty incidents following the Iraq campaign.  In this episode, Dr Lauren Sanders speaks with Marc Garlasco, who...

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Counting civilian casualties - the impact of perspectives on accountability: Christiane Wilke

Law and the Future of War - August 24, 2022 20:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Dr Lauren Sanders speaks with Professor Christiane Wilke about the problem with accountability following civilian casualty incidents, and the impact of cultural and racial frames in imagining what has occurred on the ground.  Professor Christiane Wilke is an Associate Professor...

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Drone visual, labels and cognitive bias in targeting operations and military fact finding - Shiri Krebs

Law and the Future of War - August 10, 2022 20:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode Dr Lauren Sanders speaks with Associate Professor Shiri Krebs about cognitive biases inherent in targeting operations and what that means for compliance with the laws of armed conflict.  The increased reliance on intelligence feeds from various remote sensors, and the fusion of ...

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International Criminal Law and Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: autonomy and accountability - Marta Bo

Law and the Future of War - July 27, 2022 20:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode Dr Lauren Sanders will be speaking with Dr Marta Bo about her work analysing how individuals can be held to account for the potential misuse of LAWS; and how ICL can be used as a method to regulate the use of LAWS. Dr Marta Bo is a  researcher at the Asser Institute and the Grad...

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Businesses and IHL - Fauve Kurnadi and Jonathan Kolieb

Law and the Future of War - July 13, 2022 20:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Dr Eve Massingham talks to Fauve Kurnadi of the Australian Red Cross and Dr Jonathon Kolieb of RMIT about how businesses are affected by, and should consider the application of IHL in situations of armed conflict. Fauve is a Legal Adviser in the International Humanitarian Law P...

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Businesses and IHL - Fauve Kurnadi and Jonathan Kolieb

Law and the Future of War - July 13, 2022 20:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Dr Eve Massingham talks to Fauve Kurnadi of the Australian Red Cross and Dr Jonathon Kolieb of RMIT about how businesses are affected by, and should consider the application of IHL in situations of armed conflict. Fauve is a Legal Adviser in the International Humanitarian Law P...

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Regulating AI and the limits of war - Simon Chesterman

Law and the Future of War - June 29, 2022 20:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Damian Copeland interviews Professor Simon Chestermann about his new book, We the Robots: Regulating Artificial Intelligence and the Limits of War. They discuss what challenges exist in regulating autonomous weapons systems, as well as how states are currently approaching this p...

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War Algorithms - Dustin Lewis

Law and the Future of War - June 15, 2022 20:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Dr Lauren Sanders speaks with Dustin Lewis, of Harvard Law School's Project on International Law and Armed Conflict about war algorithms and his recent project on pathways for using AI, and how to ensure greater respect for international law when states use these algorithmic cap...

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What is quantum technology and why will it change the future? - Warwick Bowen

Law and the Future of War - June 01, 2022 20:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Professor Warwick Bowen explains to us what quantum technology is, and why it will be such a significant step change in the way that technology will operate in the future.  Professor Bowen is a Professor of Physics at UQ’S faculty of Science. He is recognised both nationally an...

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AI and its role in facilitating targeting operations - Hitoshi Nasu

Law and the Future of War - May 18, 2022 20:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Dr Lauren Sanders speaks to Professor Hitoshi Nasu, from the Lieber Institute at West Point about artificial intelligence and its potential use in targeting operations. Although a well traversed topic, it is one that is not often viewed from the perspective of the benefits of ho...

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War Lawyers - Craig Jones

Law and the Future of War - May 04, 2022 20:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Dr Craig Jones speaks to Dr Lauren Sanders about his book: War Lawyers, to discuss how some militaries provide legal advice during targeting operations. They talk about the history of operations law, & how this advice is dispensed as well as talking about some challenges & issues with this curre...

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Keeping the Peace in Cyberspace - Samuel White

Law and the Future of War - April 20, 2022 20:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Dr Simon McKenzie talks with Samuel White about how cyber operations and information warfare are changing national security and the role of the military.  They explore how the domestic legal architecture might prevent or enable tasking the military with responding to cyber threa...

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War gaming with new technologies - Scott Roach

Law and the Future of War - April 06, 2022 20:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Dr Eve Massingham talks with Major Scott Roach of the Canadian Armed Forces about wargaming. They discuss the concept of wargaming and the Canadian Armed Forces’ mission for the Joint Wargaming Experimentation and Simulation section of their Warfare Centre.  Combat simulations h...

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Educating the military through wargaming and computer games - Jo Brick

Law and the Future of War - March 23, 2022 20:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Dr Lauren Sanders speaks with Group Captain Jo Brick about the role of wargaming and technology in professional military education, and how computer games can be used to train military professionals in ethics and law.  Spoiler alert: they talk about Chidi from ‘The Good Place’ ...

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Educating the military through wargaming and computer games - Jo Brick

Law and the Future of War - March 23, 2022 20:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Dr Lauren Sanders speaks with Group Captain Jo Brick about the role of wargaming and technology in professional military education, and how computer games can be used to train military professionals in ethics and law.  Spoiler alert: they talk about Chidi from ‘The Good Place’ ...

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Special Episode: UQ POLSIS Panel Flashpoint: War in Ukraine - Seb Kaempf, Sarah Teitt, Andrew Phillips, Christian Reus-Smit and Lauren Sanders

Law and the Future of War - March 22, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This panel, hosted by the UQ School of Political Science and International  Studies addresses critical legal, political and international relations issues associated with the Ukraine war.   Russia’s declaration of war on Ukraine marks a watershed and raises significant questions. Recorded on T...

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Special episode: Macquarie CEL Webinar - Protection of the natural environment in times of armed conflict: Ukraine - Eve Massingham

Law and the Future of War - March 19, 2022 02:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this special reproduction of a Macquarie University Centre for Environmental Law (CEL) webinar, Dr Eve Massingham discusses the protection of the natural environment in times of armed conflict in light of the recent Russian invasion into Ukraine. A video (including q\Q and A) of the session ...

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Drones and the fourth wave: how drones have impacted the global order - Paul Lushenko

Law and the Future of War - March 09, 2022 20:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Dr Lauren Sanders speaks to Paul Lushenko, to discuss the broader implications of drone strikes in terms of politics and strategy, moral legitimacy of states’ use of drone warfare, and his new book, Drones and the Global Order, published in December 2021.   Paul is a U.S. Army ...

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Facial recognition technology and the law in Australia - Professor Ed Santow

Law and the Future of War - February 23, 2022 20:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Professor Ed Santow,  speaks to Dr Lauren Sanders about the regulation of facial recognition technology in Australian and the UTS Facial Recognition Model Law Project, that will propose a way to rectify the current gaps in regulation of this technology in Australia that makes it...

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What will 2022 bring? Drones, geopolitics and the year ahead - John Blaxland

Law and the Future of War - February 09, 2022 20:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Dr Lauren Sanders interviews Professor John Blaxland – one of Australia’s most renowned military strategy writers and historians – to talk about the current geopolitical landscape as it applies to Australia, reflecting on the trends from our recent past; and talk briefly about h...

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Legal review of autonomous weapons - Damian Copeland

Law and the Future of War - January 26, 2022 20:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Dr Lauren Sanders talks with Damian Copeland about one of the most important legal issues raised by autonomous weapons: how states might carry out weapons reviews of these technologies. The application of this obligation to autonomous weapons will have several challenges. Where ...

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