As you finalize plans to celebrate the Fourth of July, I hope you include time to appreciate what Independence Day is supposed to commemorate. The National Archives has some interesting history about the Declaration...
In the latest addition to the LENS Essay Series, just-graduated Duke Law 3L Chandler Cole challenges the status quo in her article, Targeting TikTok: Adapting Distinction to the Age of Social Media. Essentially, she...
Summer is a great time to catch up on your reading! Vacations can provide some time to do the book reading that most Americans (as we’ll see below), want to do (but may not...
On Saturday, we celebrate two birthdays: the Flag’s and the Army’s 250th! Let’s start with the Flag. How did Flag Day originate? The Veterans Administration has a history here. It notes that there are various...
Domestic deployments of military personnel can be contentious, and the recent events in Los Angeles certainly have demonstrated that. On June 9th, the Governor and the State of California filed a lawsuit against the...
Today Lawfire® contributor and LENS conference speaker Dawn Zoldi addresses something that has been on the minds of a lot of people lately: what can we do to protect ourselves against hostile drones? The...
Today you’ll hear about a terrific development in law of armed conflict scholarship: the recent publication of the Second Edition of the Newport Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare. It was primarily put...
In the process of putting together my summer reading recommendations, I realized there is a truly must-read book that hasn’t appeared on any of my prior lists: retired Admiral Jim Stavridis’ new volume, The...
Tomorrow is Memorial Day, which commemorates those who have died during service in America’s military, so I hope you and your family take a few minutes to remember those who paid the ultimate price...
Today is Armed Forces Day!! In his Proclamation, President Trump said: How is Armed Forces Day different from other military-related holidays? The USO explains:In his Proclamation, the President added this observation: Spring Happenings! It’s...
Did you realize World War II in Europe ended 80 years ago today? My bet is that millions of Americans don’t. Although May 8th is traditionally considered Victory in Europe or V-E Day, the...
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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