Today’s guest post is from my former student, Greg Speirs, someone Lawfire readers have gotten to know (see here, here, and here). In this essay Greg rather thoroughly deconstructs an ill-considered post appearing on...
In an exciting piece of news, the New York Times reports that President-elect Joe Biden has selected Ms. Avril Haines to be the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). I am thrilled to hear this...
Duke Law’s 26th Annual Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) conference Friday, 26 Feb, and Saturday morning, 27 Feb 2021, will be virtual, but awesome speakers will participate (via Zoom). Registration won’t open until...
Today’s guest post is a truly fascinating one by my great friend, Adam Oler, who explains the sophisticated counter-atrocity education the National Defense University (NDU) offers military and civilian leaders attending its graduate programs. ...
This family heirloom was begun by my late grandmother, and completed by my mother before she too passed away in 1992. I believe the words reflect the view of many veterans, and I hope...
Last summer I asked a number of experts as to how COVID-19 is impacting military legal practice, and what it might mean for the future. Today’s post is the first of what I hope...
How should public pronouncements by retired general and flag officers (GFOs) on controversial issues be viewed by the citizenry? A case study is found in Risa Brooks’ and Michael Robinson’s recent essay on War...
Today’s post is another in our series about fascinating private sector opportunities for those interested in national security matters. We are extremely fortunate that Ms. Lee Tiedrich is willing to share some strategies for...
In a democracy that wants and needs a non-partisan military, shouldn’t active-duty servicemembers avoid creating, in advance of a divisive and hotly-contested election (or any election), the impression that the armed forces has a...
Recently the media (see here and here) reported on a move by several civilian attorneys and former judge advocates to offer what they describe as “second opinions” to “military and National Guard members who...
In a recent op-ed Center for a New American Security‘s (CNAS) senior fellow and technology director Paul Scharre accused Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark Esper of propounding a “convenient lie.” Retired Army lieutenant general...
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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