Today’s guest post digs into the legal issues surrounding yesterday’s shoot-down over U.S. territorial waters of a Chinese high altitude balloon (HAB). Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says this HAB was “being used by...
Today’s post by Army judge advocate Major Alec Rice alerts us to formidable security concerns occasioned by seemingly benign Chinese real estate and business transactions involving the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Major Rice, a...
I’m pleased to announce that registration is now open for Duke’s 28th Annual National Security Law Conference presented by Duke Law’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS). Because seats are very limited, please...
In today’s post Navy CDR Tracy Reynolds, speaking in her personal capacity, educates us about the risk to the rules based international order the U.S. and the international community face as China’s ambitions –...
Shortbursts are an occasional feature of Lawfire® designed to provide quick updates on a variety of matters… 28th Annual National Security Law Conference Agenda The Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS) will present its...
Today we celebrate the memory of one of the most impactful Americans who ever lived: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. I believe his I Have a Dream speech is the most inspiring I’ve ever...
Today I’m pleased to announce a new addition to the LENS Essay Series, and this one is a first: an essay by a Duke Law alumnus! Major Daniel (“Danny”) P. Beaulieu graduated from Duke...
Today Lawfire® is pleased to present an essay by Navy lieutenant James Cook introducing a new podcast on Operational Maritime Law. This is an area which really needs a podcast, especially one that, as...
2022 was another great year for Lawfire thanks to you, the readers! In case you missed some of the most-read posts, here are a couple for you: From 2022: Is attacking the electricity infrastructure...
There is still time. Time to make a difference. If there was ever a time to support efforts that focus on law, ethics and national security, this is that time! And the Center on...
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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