Today’s we’re reprising a previous Lawfire® essay. The one below originally appeared on January 21, 2019 with the title “Would Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. have countenanced the use of force against ISIS?”. Given the...
Today we present Part II of Prof Raul (Pete) Pedrozo’s expert analysis of the law controlling the seizure of oil tankers and their cargo that you’ve been reading about. In Part I (found here)...
Today’s post by Lawfire® favorite, retired Navy Captain Raul (Pete) Pedrozo, could not be more timely given the announcement today from U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). It advised that U.S. military forces launched from USS...
Today we introduce another new voice for Lawfire®, Duke University sophomore Trevor Darr. As his bio indicates, Trevor has a passion for matters relate to outer space, so he is the right person to...
In recent days, the President’s pronouncements about needing “Greenland for national security,” and the White House’s refusal to take military action off the table, have, as the headlines in the Wall Street Journal put...
Today Professor Joel Trachtman provides an insightful analysis of Hamas’ lawfare. Readers may recall this post from 2023: Five ideas to counter Hamas’ lawfare strategy…and why which warned about Hamas’ potential to wage lawfare. ...
2025 was another great year for Lawfire thanks to you, the readers! In case you missed some of the most-read posts, here are a couple for you: Is independent, nonpartisan legal advice from military...
Today we introduce a new contributor, retired Air Force judge advocate Colonel Pete Marksteiner, who offers a philosophical and practical perspective on the ongoing controversy about the military’s anti-drug smuggling maritime operations. Pete’s essay...
As you read this, I hope you are enjoying the Christmas holidays (and if you are uncertain as to what is the most appropriate greeting, I invite your attention to Chaplain (Maj.) Jordan Henricks’...
Today, my friend Bill Knightly treats us to a review of Ken Burns’ new documentary, The American Revolution. As a historian with special expertise in the Revolution, Bill offers fascinating insights into a film...
Thanksgiving is a perfect opportunity to give thanks for the people we’ve had the opportunity to meet in our lives, even if briefly. Today I want to update a prior post and add some...
Charles J. Dunlap Jr., the former deputy judge advocate general of the United States Air Force, joined the Duke Law faculty in July 2010 where he is a professor of the practice of law and Executive Director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security.
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