Congressional action is underway to eviscerate commanders’ authority in military justice matters but prudent consideration of the long-term and broader military impact is needed. Brian Cox, a doctoral candidate lecturer and J.S.D. candidate at...
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Should the immediate reaction to civilian casualties in a complex combat operation be a “possible war crimes” allegation? Or should some preliminary effort be made to ascertain the soldier’s reasoning and mindset before making...
Veterans Day this year has special meaning to the thousands who served in Afghanistan. The wisdom (or not) of how the war was conducted and how withdrawal was handled is a discussion for another...
In the aftermath of the terrible consequences of the errant drone strike in Afghanistan, a number of writers have questioned the future of drone warfare. I am not among them as I believe 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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