On Veterans Day, I had the privilege of participating on a panel entitled “The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and International Law, Order, and Security” at the 2022 National Lawyers Convention presented by the Federalist...
What is the way forward in the Ukraine crisis? In today’s post Dr. Frank Hoffman joins us again to discuss that very question in his thoughtful but extremely candid way. As he puts it,...
How much do you know about naval mines? If you are like me, the answer may be “not as much as I need to know.” Today’s post will help you get familiar with an...
As I was thinking about the cacophony of information about the crisis in Ukraine, I mused about the fact that I haven’t seen a book-length treatment to suggest to you. However, there have been...
Today’s guest post is by Dr. David E. Johnson, a retired Army colonel and a principal researcher at the RAND corporation. After reading his essay I am coming around to idea that the President’s...
With extremely disturbing rhetoric about nuclear weapons emerging from the Ukraine conflict, it is more important than ever to pursue a diplomatic resolution. Unfortunately, experts said yesterday morning that “diplomacy is losing steam.” Yet...
The latest addition to our series on the Ukraine conflict addresses a not-often examined aspect of the Geneva Conventions: the law of occupation. Our expert author today is my friend Brigadier-General (Ret’d) Ken Watkin. ...
Today we have an interesting – and provocative – essay by Lawfire® contributor Brian L. Cox who examines the international and domestic law considerations in the event a decision was made to create a...
Eric Chang’s latest contribution to our series on the Ukraine crisis discusses the range of legal actions being taken by the Ukraine against Russia, and makes the case for a Special Tribunal. Ukraine is...
We were honored to have retired NATO commander General Phil Breedlove give the leadership presentation at the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security’s 27th Annual National Security Law Conference last week. The video...
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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