Unbeknownst to each other, Georgetown’s Daniel Byman and I have very recently written blogposts that cover much the same ground: foreign policy, “soft power,” and the U.S. State Department. The essays are mostly conflicting,...
When I was stationed at Korea’s Osan Air Base in the late 1970s, no one even imagined a day when an American president would be shaking hands with a North Korean leader. In fact, just...
Here’s the good news upfront: I believe the U.S. and Canadian security relationship will weather the recent spat. True, relations suffered a setback last week when the two countries’ trade dispute exploded into an...
If you are interested in national security, but don’t have much of a background, how can you close the gap? Reading (and listening) is a great way to do so, especially as the summer...
Last Friday the President issued a Proclamation declaring “Memorial Day, May 28, 2018, as a day of prayer for permanent peace.” He also said: “On Memorial Day, we pause in solemn gratitude to pay tribute...
On Lawfire we like to give you fresh perspectives on difficult issues, so I invite you to consider retired Air Force Colonel Jim Bitzes’ proposal as to how best to defend critical U.S. infrastructure from cyber attack. Jim grapples...
Lawfire readers, the Ruben Everett Cyber Fellowship is a tremendous opportunity!!!! But if this is not for you, please pass to anyone you think might find it of interest! Here’s the announcement: Duke University School of...
Stephen Rickard and Elisa Massimino have a new post on Lawfare (“Why We Don’t Support Gina Haspel for CIA Director: A Response to Benjamin Wittes”) that’s interesting, but the implications of their reasoning ought to...
As Lawfire readers know, I am a fan of Major Matt Cavanaugh, but I disagree with much (but not all) of his recent post, “Losing Our Profession: The Dire Consequences of a More Partisan...
As Lawfire readers know, one of the purposes of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) is to develop the next generation of national security leaders. In pursuing that goal, we try to give new...
This week CNN reported that President Trump “signaled once again…that he wants to create a new branch of the US military dedicated to fighting in outer space.” Although no one questions the importance of...
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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