Paul Williams

1 week ago | scholarlycommons.law.case.edu | Paul Williams

Recommended CitationPaul R. Williams and Ryan Jane Westlake, A Taste of Armageddon: Legal Considerations for Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems,57 Case W. Res. J. Int'l L. 187 (2025)Available at:https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/jil/vol57/iss1/9

2 weeks ago | theasiangame.net | Paul Williams

On that occasion it was a drought-breaking title triumph, their first in 32 years; on this it was passage through to a first continental final in 13 years. The two came almost exactly nine years apart – nine years and four days to be precise – and both came against Al Hilal, and both with a 3-1 scoreline. While the job is not done yet as they chase their first ever continental title, it is a night of celebration for the green half of Jeddah for this was a seismic victory in more ways than one.

2 weeks ago | theasiangame.net | Paul Williams

Kawasaki Frontale’s AFC Champions League Elite semi-final against Al Nassr on Wednesday will tell us by how much it has changed. The opening days of what is being called the AFC Champions League Elite Finals 2025, held for the first time (outside of COVID) in a centralised location, have laid bare the degree to which Asian club football is now dominated by Saudi Arabia. The victories by Al Hilal, Al Ahli and Al Nassr were as brutal and ruthless as they were instructive.

2 weeks ago | theasiangame.net | Paul Williams

In among the diehard Al Hilal fans were flags adorned with the words ‘Asia’s Leader’, the bold and perhaps provocative title that club has given itself; providing a glimpse into the mindset of a club that has made Asia their playground for the better part of the past decade. Four times since 2017 have they made the final of the AFC Champions League, twice they have won it.

1 month ago | theasiangame.net | Paul Williams

After eight thrilling matchdays across this vast continent, only Japan and Iran have secured their spot at football’s global showpiece in the USA, Canada and Mexico next year, meaning the final four teams to book their automatic spot will be decided in the final 18 matches played in June.