In recent years there has been much discussion about the “weaponization” of social media. This past week my friend, retired Special Forces colonel Dave Maxwell (who is now a Georgetown University professor), has weighed-in...
Duke Law students interested in national security issues are having a busy semester. Last week several students had the opportunity to meet with Lisa Monaco, the former Justice Department prosecutor who served as the...
As a veteran, I’ve always found Colin Kaepernick’s disrespect of the flag at NFL games to be insulting to all Americans, and especially to those who’ve served in uniform in the military (and in...
Today the President declared that a “major disaster” exists in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria. He had previously announced (Sept 5th) an “emergency” in Florida. Is there a difference? Actually, yes....
In the aftermath of yet another nuclear test by North Korea in defiance of the UN Security Council resolutions, U.S. National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster insisted that although “it’s not what we would prefer...
Yesterday I attended the “Cyber Warfare and the Maritime Domain” event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted by my friend Kath Hicks and featuring Vice Admiral Jan Tighe, USN, Deputy Chief...
In a recent episode of the excellent National Security Law podcast, University of Texas law professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney ruminated about the D.C. Circuit’s August 9th decision requiring the recusal of Judge Scott Silliman 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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