Podcast: Lala Qadir on “Biosecurity”
One of the most dangerous threats facing not just the US but the world is the potential of biological agents being weaponized. In our latest podcast from the 30th Annual National Security Law Conference,...
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Podcast: Lt Gen Jack Shanahan, USAF (Ret.) on “The Military Uses of Artificial Intelligence”
Want to get caught up on the latest about artificial intelligence (AI) in the armed forces? Then today’s video of Prof Gary Corn’s, Fireside Chat with Lt Gen John N.T. “Jack” Shanahan, USAF (Ret.),...
Guest post: Bill Boothby on “Are sonic weapons legal?”
You may have seen reports about the alleged use of a sonic weapon by Serbian authorities on demonstrators in Belgrade. I asked Lawfire® contributor Bill Boothby to give a use a short primer on...
Podcast: Prof Chris Borgen on “The International Law of Outer Space”
Today is the start of our series of podcasts based upon presentations at the just-completed 30th Annual National Security Law conference and, wow, we have a terrific video to kick-off the series: “The International...
Guest post: Prof Pete Pedrozo on “China’s Deep-Sea Space Station”
Yes, you read correctly, China is planning a deep-sea “space station”! Fortunately, we have popular Lawfire® contributor (and maritime law super-expert) Professor Raul (“Pete”) Pedrozo to explain it all to us, including some of...
Guest post: James Kraska on “Naval Operations in the EEZ During Naval Warfare”
Today’s post is by my friend, Dr. James Kraska, one of the world’s foremost experts in maritime law. At my invitation James wrote the essay below as an overview of his longer piece just...
LENS 2025 Conference: the Scholars speak!
Every year, it gratifies me when attendees to our annual conference tell me they learned more, discovered fresh ideas and perspectives, and were encouraged to dig deeper into areas that caught their interest at...
Ken Watkin on “Drone Warfare: Fighting 21st Century Wars with 1923 Rules”
Today’s post about drone warfare by former Canadian Judge Advocate Ken Watkin could not be more timely. This morning’s New York Times has an excellent front page article (“Drones Define the Deadliest Phase of...
Ted Richard reviews “The Woomera Manual on the International Law of Military Space Activities and Operations”
Today Lawfire® contributor Ted Richard gives us a very scholarly review of the new Woomera Manual on the International Law of Military Space Activities and Operations. Ted tells us that the Woomera Manual is...
Is independent, nonpartisan legal advice from military lawyers on the chopping block?
Be sure to check the 24 Feb update at the end of this post… Last night’s announcement that the Administration is “requesting nominations for the Judge Advocates General for the Army, Navy and Air...
National security and business: Prof. Tim Meyer on “Tariffs and Trade”
We’ve been hearing a lot about tariffs and trade of late, so it’s the right time to get spooled up on the applicable law and policy. Fortunately, we have Tim Meyer, Duke Law’s Richard...
